Keynes, the IMF, and the Future
By Gita Bhatt
If Lord Keynes, who helped usher in the post–World War II economic order at the Bretton Woods conference, visited the IMF today, he would be astonished at the institution’s evolution. […]
Financing for Sustainable Development: Tackling Big Challenges
By Chris Lane
Without adequate financing, the best intentions of the global community expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will remain beyond reach.
A Planet at Risk Requires Multilateral Action
by Signe Krogstrup and Maurice Obstfeld
December 3, 2018
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A wolf in the snow: the […]
Steering the World Toward More Cooperation, Not Less
By Vitor Gaspar, Sean Hagan, and Maurice Obstfeld
September 6, 2018
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With the world becoming more interdependent than ever before, countries can achieve a lot when they pull together (photo: Anton Sokolov/iStock by Getty Images)
Countries cooperate if they perceive it to be in their best interests, both economically and politically. […]
Trust and the Future of Multilateralism
By David Lipton
May 10, 2018
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Where trust exists and is reciprocated—where there is “confidence” in policies, institutions and systems—economies will achieve more (photo: iStock by Getty Images).
We live in an era of doubts and questions about the global order. We have seen an erosion of trust in bedrock institutions—political […]
A Fresh Look at Globalization
By David Lipton
There were a lot of dramatic headlines over the weekend suggesting that Brexit signals the beginning of the end of globalization. Surely, it is too soon to understand all the ramifications of the British referendum. But at the same time, today is surely a good day to make the case for multilateralism. While there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about the future, I will argue that globalization still has promise. But to achieve that promise, we will need a fresh look at […]