Appropriateness of NGO programs

Survey participants were asked to comment on whether NGO attention to the role of the private sector in sustainable development was currently overweighted, underweighted, or appropriate to the significance of the issue. Responses were a mix between "underweighted" and "appropriate," with several respondents remarking that the community is currently in a period of flux. Several participants expressed concern that the new focus on the private sector should not come at the expense of continued engagement with the multilateral development banks:

• "There are already limited resources, and I worry about a shift away from the Bank/IMF which still needs constant pressure."

• "International institutions are still really, really important. I think there might be a danger in this new shift towards the private sector that public institutions might be neglected."