There has been growing interest fromstakeholders around the world in recent years in how tobuild momentum for private sector development in states withpoor investment climates. Dialogue between the public andprivate sectors, in various forms, has often been integralto attempts to build such momentum. It became increasinglyclear that there was a demand from the field for guidancebased on international best practice. In 2004-2005,responding to this demand, the World Bank, Department forInternational Development (DFID) and Organization forEconomic Co-operation and Development (OECD) developmentcentre independently conducted or commissioned reportsdrawing together lessons learned from field experiences inusing public-private dialogue to promote private sectordevelopment reform efforts. While numerous case studies hadexisted, this was the first time comprehensive efforts hadbeen made to synthesize lessons. The papers were:competitiveness partnerships, reforming the businessenabling environment, and dialogue public-prive dans lespays en developpement. The development of the three papersin a short period indicated a growing recognition among theinternational donor community of the importance andpotential of public-private dialogue as a tool for promotingprivate sector development with the ultimate aim of poverty reduction.
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