With this year's Group of Eight (G-8) summit starting in Evian, France, this weekend, civil society critics are united on the belief that while the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has good intentions, it will not break the chains of global capital. This was the general consensus at a conference hosted by the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI) last weekend. The conference brought together civil society and trade union movements from across the continent to formulate a collective assessment on NEPAD about "what would constitute an acceptable development path for Africa," said Ravi Naidoo, director of NALEDI.