Overview

‘The M4P approach recognizes that the lives of the poor are inextricably linked to the functioning of the systems around them. Too often, poorly functioning market systems -- uncompetitive and unresponsive to producer, worker and consumer needs -- have a disproportionately negative impact upon the poor, who lack the resources to overcome such dysfunctions. The M4P approach fosters understanding of the functions and players within market systems and how these can be strengthened in order to better serve the needs of the poor. The approach intervenes at critical constraints in the market system, building capacity within to enable key players to work more effectively for the benefit of the poor.’ Gibson, FSD Kenya Ten-Year Review 2016 Alan Gibson made a significant contribution to international development through his work at the Springfield Centre in the north-east of England, and was instrumental in developing the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approach to private sector development and poverty alleviation. Alan died while hiking a mountain in northern Scotland in February 2018 and is deeply missed. This book describes the M4P approach and shares practical experience from applying it. Contributors also share their reflections on the efficacy of the approach and why challenges exist. All the contributors were inspired in some way by Alan Gibson’s teachings and this book is a way to honour his legacy. This collection is essential reading for international development practitioners, funders, consultants, academics, and policymakers.

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Author:   Joanna Ledgerwood
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9781788531429

ISBN 10:   1788531426
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   15 March 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I – M4P: What is it and how does it work? 1. Introduction 2. Applying M4P in the Informal Sector: the case of Savings Groups 3. Market System Diagrams: or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the doughnut 4. Measuring What Matters: Monitoring and Results Measurement 5. Getting to Scale 6. The Art of Market Facilitation: Lessons from FSD Kenya PART II – Expanding the Application of M4P 7. Making Markets Work for the Poo-er: Water for People’s pathway to market systems development 8. Can M4P Work Everywhere?: M4P in thin markets 9. Gender Inclusion in M4P Programming PART III – Reflections on Making Markets Work for the Poor 10. Market Systems Thinking in Inclusive Finance: influencing the influencers 11. Just Good Development: why did it take us so long to get there? 12. Shame on You! A Soteriology of making markets work for the poor PART IV: Alan Gibson on Aid, Why development fails and other matters 13. Introduction a. Why does development Fail? Here’s why… b. Why DFID’s proposed new Start Up! programme is bunkum and should be ditched c. If we want better development, cut the UK aid budget d. Market facilitation is the way ahead, but it needs to do more e. This African aid initiative starts with a village… but what happens next? f. Binary Choices, Obaman bubbles, Trumpian times … oh, and the future of UK aid g. Soapbox: Zip Goes a Million h. Addressing the strategic black hole in the heart of DFID’s PSD work i. 10 Years of the Scottish Government’s International Development Programme PART V: Tributes

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