Asian Development Bank - Asian Development Bank Institute - Department for International Development

Joint workshop on making markets work better for the poor

ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 15-16 February 2005. (MMW4P)

The concept of ‘making markets work for the poor’ or MMW4P has emerged as an operational tool for designing pro-poor development projects. A number of multilateral and bilateral aid agencies (DFID, ADB and Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), in particular) have developed MMW4P conceptual frameworks and integrated them into their development assistance agenda at the country level.

The objective of the workshop was to take stock of the MMW4P concept and the experience with its initiatives currently under way in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (supported by DFID and ADB); to inform and facilitate exchange of knowledge, practices and methodologies; and to help policymakers and professionals explore and operationalise the concept of making markets work for the poor.

Outputs:

Better documentation of the MMW4P concept and experiences of initiatives to inform development agencies and practitioners.

Enhanced current and future country initiatives supported by DFID, ADB and other development partners working with the MMW4P concepts and approaches.

Agenda for future work and collaboration in the areas of MMW4P

Workshop documents

• Workshop concept note (12 kb)  Agenda (13 kb)
• Draft MMW4P Summary of Conceptual Approaches Paper (469 kb)
• Making Financial Markets Work for the Poor (217 kb)
• Making Agricultural Markets Work for the Poor  (226 kb)
• Using Market Mechanisms to Expand access to basic services in Asia Pacific: Public-Private Partnerships for Poverty reduction  (231 kb)
• Employment creation, Labour markets and Growth in Asia in a Global Economy: Reforms for What?(439 kb)  Annex  (1 mb)
• Labour Market Segmentation and poverty: Sumary Research in Vietnam (197 kb)
• Making Markets Work for the Poor. An Objective and an Approach for Governments and Development Agencies (324 kb)

Presentations from the workshop
Setting the Context

• MMW4P - An introduction to the concept (1.2 mb)
• SIDA'S MMW4P Policy Implementation Experience (366 kb)
• Promoting Pro-Poor Opportunities through Commodity Service Markets, Nigeria (116 kb)
• Making Markets Work for the Poor: Bottlenecks Removal Initiatives in Nigeria (149 kb)

Labour Markets

Employment Creation and Growth in Asia in a Global Economy (404 kb)

Labour Market Segmentation and poverty: Summary Research in Vietnam (197 kb)

Making the South African Market Work  for the Poor (90 kb)

Financial Markets

• Making Financial Markets Work for the Poor (147 kb)
• Deepening Financial Markets in Bangladesh (156 kb)
• Improved access to financial services for the poor: The Challenge of Making Financial Markets accessible in Zambia (98 kb)
• Making Financial Markets work for the Poor in Southern Africa (212 kb)

Public-Private Partnerships

• Public-Private Partnerships for Poverty Reduction (212 kb)

Agricultural Markets

Making Agricultural Market Systems Work for the Poor (333 kb)

Developing Agricultural Markets through Business Services (193 kb)

Making Commodity and Service Markets Work for the Poor in South Africa (278 kb)

Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction in the Lao PDR (1.04 mb)

Rice Contract Farming in Cambodia (295 kb)

The participation of the Poor in Agriculture Value Chains in VietNam (158 kb)

Final thoughts and observations

• ADB (81 kb)
• DFID (47 kb)

Related Links

• Asian Development Bank
• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
• The ComMark Trust
• The FinMark Trust  
• Joint ADB - DFID Making Markets Work Better For The Poor Project
  Capacity Building in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
• Developing Markets for Business Development Services.  Inter-agency Information exchange.

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