Bretton Woods 2.0 and a New Marshall Plan? Brazil’s G20 Presidency and Reform of the International Financial Architecture

Authors

  • Michael Jacobs

Keywords:

G20, sustainable development, climate finance, World Bank, MDBs, IMF

Abstract

The year 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, which created the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the postwar economic order. This article argues that it is time for fundamental reform of the international financial architecture to enable the expansion and improvement in finance flows for sustainable development in the Global South, encompassing reform of the multilateral development banks (MDBs) and IMF, and new arrangements for debt, international taxation, carbon and nature markets and the mobilization of private capital. As Presidency of the G20 this year, Brazil has the opportunity to drive this agenda.

Author Biography

Michael Jacobs

Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield, UK, and Senior Visiting Fellow at ODI, a global think tank headquartered in London (formerly known as the Overseas Development Institute).  He was Special Adviser on Climate, Environment and Energy to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2004 to 2010.

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Published

2024-01-24

How to Cite

Jacobs, M. (2024). Bretton Woods 2.0 and a New Marshall Plan? Brazil’s G20 Presidency and Reform of the International Financial Architecture. CEBRI-Revista: Brazilian Journal of International Affairs, (8), 112–125. Retrieved from https://cebri-revista.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/171

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Special Section