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In conjunction with the L20 Project, UN Reform and projects such as the BRICSAM that deal with the implications of shifting economic power, CIGI has undertaken a project aimed at providing an in-depth and cross-cutting view of the debate over the reform of global institutions.
Conducted in collaboration with Alan S. Alexandroff and the University of Toronto’s Munk Centre for International Studies , the project consists of a series of workshops that aim to produce publications on the WTO and International Financial Institution (IFI) reforms, effective conflict management, the "new multilateralism" and Canadian foreign policy, among other topics.
The following key issues aim to guide and inform future discussions:
- will the IMF continue to play a key role in global financial governance?
- what challenges is the institution facing in maintaining this position?
- what internal reforms within the IMF might be necessary for it to adapt effectively to
- the new global financial order?
- what alternative governance mechanisms are emerging to govern the global
- financial realm and why? Are these more appropriate than the IMF?
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