MSD: introductory videos. Two short videos with a practical example explain the market systems development approach in everyday terms

The M4P approach 'doughnut' Probably the most straightforward diagram, this emphasises how exchanges at the heart of a market system (e.g. the availability, price, quality of goods or services) are shaped by supporting functions and rules.

To get the most out of BEAM Exchange, it's important to understand what market systems are and why they matter to people living in poverty. Here you will find a clear explanation – based on the three common components of any market system: the core market, supporting functions and the rules. 1. A core market…

2022年2月25日 · This post is part of a learning series exploring good practice, examples, or new applications of MSD. This blog presents adapted extracts from ‘Market system diagrams: Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the doughnut’, which is a chapter in Joanna Ledgerwood’s book written in tribute to the great Alan Gibson: Ledgerwood, J. (ed ...

The concepts of 'functions' and 'rules' are very useful for what in market systems development (MSD) is referred to as ‘diagnosis’: taking a rapid overview of what matters in a system, and...

2022年8月30日 · An MSD doughnut is necessary when implementing an MSD project. It consists of: a core market, supporting functions and rules.

2019年12月1日 · Doughnuts (aka market system diagrams) are central to market systems analysis, and to the way of thinking that seeks to investigate and address root causes of market system underperformance. But...

We want to see programmes doing the following: Use doughnuts to analyse the reasons the system isn’t working. Do this internally and regularly, and use the findings from this analysis in creating and adapting programme strategies and intervention design.

The Working Group for Market Systems Development aims to curate, share and elaborate knowledge about the MSD approach, its use and its achievements; and to develop products, services and support for donors and implementers who are already using, or are interested to use, the MSD approach.

MSD is a coherent approach to understanding and intervening in markets so that they perform more beneficially and sustainably for the poor. It works by identifying the root causes of weak or exclusionary performance in particular market systems. The MSD approach is adaptive: reflecting the dynamic and complex nature of markets.