Foreword / Strobe Talbott -- Introduction and overview / Colin I. Bradford Jr. and Johannes Linn -- International institutional reform -- IMF reform : congruence with global governance reform / Jack Boorman -- Strengthening the IMF : lessons from history / James M. Boughton -- The World Bank :...

Existing theories make divergent predictions about the impact of new powers on the global political economy. Some argue that a more even distribution of power will erode international cooperation, while others argue that cooperation can continue with the help of international institutions to...

The 2008 banking failures in the UK and the United States reshaped global economic governance. The aftershocks of the financial crisis exposed the need for global agencies which could rapidly allocate resources to prevent countries collapsing. Equally highlighted was the need for more inclusive...