People create wealth both poor and rich, on different types of markets. This work will show development cooperation and how it can influence international, national, local systems and institutions ideas and contributions that will unleash the creativity and enterprise of the poor and how it benefits the poor. It will go further to look at how donors will, much more than in the past, ponder on how markets and the private sector can contribute to achieve the ultimate objective of development - a better life for people.Finally, it will discuss key factors behind successful pro-poor market and private sector development which include equitable distribution, gender equality, human rights and environmental considerations and show various ways of assessing the potential of different countries to achieve development of this type and methods of assessing their present performance.