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Inclusive systems development through the looking glass

Sustainability doesn't just happen - Swisscontact and the Springfield Centre on the evolution of MSD.

Ailsa Buckley
26 Aug 2019
Building inclusive markets in forced displacement settings

A new ILO report distils lessons learned for MSD in fragile and forced displacement settings.

Marlen de la Chaux
30 Jul 2019
System failure: why a ‘cut and paste’ approach to tech isn’t working

New technologies are often seen as a quick fix for some of the most difficult MSD challenges.

Marcus Jenal
29 Jul 2019
What have we learned from a close look at 3 DFID Adaptive Management programmes?

A look at three case studies of DFID-funded Adaptive Management projects in Myanmar, Tanzania and Nigeria

Duncan Green
23 Jul 2019
How well does the MSD approach work? BEAM’s 2019 Evidence Review

Last month we published the 2019 BEAM Evidence Review – our third such report.

Mike Albu
16 Jul 2019
Market systems resilience - a concept to reframe systemic change and sustainability?

Market systems resilience connects systemic change and sustainability

Marcus Jenal
11 Jul 2019
How to strengthen learning around market systems development

Evidence of the effectiveness of the MSD approach is not strong enough - what can we do to change this?

Jonathan Mitchell
04 Jul 2019
A market system by any other name would smell as sweet

How does Doing Development Differently (DDD) and Problem Driven Iterative Adaption (PDIA) connect to core principles of the MSD approach?

Adam Kessler
02 Jul 2019
How can we fix the biggest sustainability problem facing development?

Measuring how long a programme's impact lasts is crucial to understanding its sustainability.

Rachel Shah
07 Jun 2019
AgDevCo and transformational impact in Africa's agricultural sector

How does AgDevCo conceptualise its wider impact on the agricultural sector?

Mollie Liesner
06 Jun 2019
Why can’t we measure systemic change?

Why do we lack a precise definition for 'systemic change' despite over a decade of implementing market systems programmes with the explicit goal of systemic change?

Jake Lomax
30 May 2019
Analyse that

Are our market systems analyses fit for purpose? A recent review by the ILO Lab suggests we need to shift focus from paper to practice.

Matt Ripley
17 May 2019
Can we create better jobs in Africa’s booming construction sector?

ILO-The Lab compares constraints and opportunities in the building construction sector in Mozambique, Zambia and Rwanda

Steve Hartrich
09 May 2019
Leaving no one behind

The 'leave no one behind' challenge - assessing the evidence for MSD in Australia's aid programme.

Julie Delforce
15 Feb 2019
Fintech for women: scaling the financial inclusion pyramid in Egypt

Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund's (AWEF) study in Egypt on leveraging 'Fintech' innovations to create meaningful financial solutions for low-income people, especially poor or disadvantaged women.

Chloe Gueguen
28 Jan 2019