Global Governance Reform from the Global South

Calls for institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to democratize decision-making, increase transparency, and rebalance governance toward interests of Global South countries began almost as soon as these institutions came into being. However, over 80 years on since the Bretton Woods Conference that laid the foundation for much of the global economic governance system we know today, these institutions remain stubborn to reform and heavily biased toward Global North power and policies.

What are the barriers that facilitate such institutional resistance to reform? What reform policies are important to Global South countries? What are the risks and opportunities for advancing a reform agenda amidst a drastically shifting geopolitical landscape?

On Friday, April 18 from 1:00-2:30PM, join us and the History and Political Economy (HPE) Project for an expert discussion on global governance reform from the Global South.

This webinar is the second installment in a series hosted by the HPE Project, which brings together policymakers, reform advocates and academics to discuss the history of global governance reform efforts and how that history relates to ongoing efforts to reform international financial and development institutions.

Speakers:

- Robert Wade, Professor, Political Economy and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science

- Anush Kapadia, Associate Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay

- Andrés Arauz, Economist and former Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent, Ecuador

- Christy Thornton (moderator), Associate Professor, History, New York University

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