Multilateral development institutions have probably had their most consistent success when they serve as “knowledge” banks, helping to share experience, best practices, and technical knowledge across regions. By contrast, their greatest failures have come from funding grandiose projects that benefit the current elite, but do not properly balance environmental, social, and development priorities.
多边发展机构最持久的成功也许是作为“知识”银行、帮助共享地区间经验、最佳实践和技术知识的时候。反之，它们最大的失败来自为宏伟工程融资，这些工程让当前精英集团获益，而没有实现环境、社会和发展重点的合理平衡。