Member Views | The Bretton Woods Committee

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Lawrence Summers: The left’s embrace of modern monetary theory is a recipe for disaster There is widespread frustration with the performance of the economy. Traditional policy approaches are not delivering hoped-for results.	Tue, Mar 5, 2019	The Washington Post
Barbara Matthews: The Next 75 Years – Coping with Decentralization and Geopolitical Rebalancing The Bretton Woods 75th anniversary coincides with accelerating angst regarding rising populism and growing backlash against multilateralism.	Tue, Mar 5, 2019	The Bretton Woods Committee
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Done Or Dormant? Council On Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Says ISIS Remains A Force The Trump administration says ISIS is no longer a threat. But Gayle Lemmon of the Council on Foreign Relations disagrees.	Sat, Feb 2, 2019	NPR
William R. Rhodes: Venezuela Is in a Humanitarian Crisis William R. Rhodes, Bretton Woods Committee Advisory Council Member and Global Advisors CEO, says Venezuela is in the midst of a health crisis. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)	Wed, Feb 13, 2019	Bloomberg
William Jannace: Bretton Woods 4.0 Finding New Relevance in a New World Order Institutions are products of their time, and essentially all have sell-by dates. They typically arise to meet a given challenge, and if proven durable become embedded in the fabric of their environment—at least, up to a point.	Tue, Feb 19, 2019	The Bretton Woods Committee
Warren Coats: Proposal for an IMF Staff Executive Board Paper on Promoting Market SDRs Few initiatives would be more in keeping with the spirit and goals of the Bretton Woods Committee than the development of wide spread use of a truly international currency—the IMF’s SDR.	Tue, Feb 19, 2019	The Bretton Woods Committee
James M. Boughton: Can We Expect a “New Bretton Woods”? As the world economy and its governance structure continue to evolve at an accelerating rate, calls for reform of multilateral institutions are growing louder.	Tue, Feb 5, 2019	The Bretton Woods Committee
Frank Vogl: The Double-Standard Raised by the Corruption Perception Index Denmark ranks Number 1 as the least corrupt in the Transparency International 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index published yesterday.	Wed, Jan 30, 2019	The Globalist
Lawrence Summers : We must prepare now for the likelihood of a recession When people are fundamentally healthy, they do not yet know what will cause their death. An economic recovery is healthy if it is not clear what will cause the next recession.	Mon, Jan 7, 2019	Financial Times
Kevin Gallagher: China must calibrate overseas lending towards Paris climate goals With the demise of US leadership on climate change, China enters this week’s Conference of the Parties to the Paris climate agreement poised to take the mantle as the world’s leader on energy and climate change.	Thu, Dec 13, 2018	Financial Times