International Food Policy Research Institute
sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty
Are the international institutions up to the tasks of the twenty-first century? The International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and UN were set up after World War II, and their structures of voting power and representation have changed little in the face of deep-seated shifts in the world’s balance of economic and political power. The current global challenges such as terrorism, poverty, nuclear proliferation, trade and financial integration, and climate change, demand coordinated global action, at a time when the line between national and international action has become increasingly blurred. How can the global governance system and international institutions such as the Bretton Woods Institutions, the UN, and key global trade, health and environmental bodies respond to these challenges?
These questions will be discussed at the seminar by Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn, the authors of a new book entitled "Global Governance Reform: Breaking the Stalement", published by the Brookings Institution.