Public-Private Dialogue

For policy reforms to be effective, they must respond to the needs of existing businesses and the concerns of wary investors. Reform efforts are sometimes blocked by interest groups who benefit from the status quo. Dialogue between the public and the private sector, if well managed, can help on all these fronts. Dialogue can create the momentum necessary to move reforms through sluggish bureaucratic processes.

Public-private dialogue takes many forms: ad hoc, formal or informal dialogues can take place at the local, national or international levels, and can be organized by industry sector, cluster or value chain, or cover cross-cutting economic issues. Dialogues impact all aspects of investment climate reform, including diagnosing problems, designing effective policy reform, promoting transparency and good governance, and obtaining the buy-in of stakeholders on both sides of the public-private divide.

This toolkit provides guidance and practical tools for maximizing the payoffs of public-private dialogue.

Download the toolkit (PDF, 772KB).