What does SL have to say about working with the private sector?
SL approaches are very much rooted in current thinking about public/private partnerships and the need to mobilise all resources in order to combat entrenched poverty. The need to work in partnership with both the public and the private sector is stressed as one of the six principles that underlie SL approaches. The SL framework in its more detailed form explicitly mentions the private sector (within the Policies, Institutions and Processes area). Furthermore, when we think open-mindedly about the various livelihood strategies that people adopt, we will inevitably come to consider and support the private sector.
