Ngaire Woods
Ngaire Woods is Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Director of the Global Economic Governance Program at the University of Oxford.
Ngaire Woods is Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Director of the Global Economic Governance Program at the University of Oxford.
Democratic governments in the West are increasingly losing their bearings. From the shift toward illiberalism in Poland and Hungary to the Brexit vote in the UK and Donald Trump’s victory in the US pr… read more
At a time when global cooperation is being undermined by conflicts of interest among traditional and rising powers, the question of who leads the international institutions is more important than ever… read more
In developed democracies today, voters are sending a clear message to establishment leaders: we don't trust you anymore. And, in the absence of leaders who show purpose, impartiality, and competence, … read more
Governments have allowed globalization to outpace them, and have permitted a small group of very wealthy individuals to flout the rule of law. If nothing is done to improve global governance, democrac… read more
In a challenging global economic and geopolitical environment, achieving the just-launched Sustainable Development Goals will be possible only if the world makes the most of every multilateral develop… read more
Last week, G-20 finance ministers and central-bank governors gathered in Shanghai, where they failed to agree any genuine coordinated monetary- or fiscal-policy action. But, contrary to the impression… read more
The World Bank is quietly sliding into insignificance, as its core fee-paying clients increasingly turn to other lenders. If it is to survive, its management will need to streamline its loan approval … read more
Over the last few decades, the IMF has learned six important lessons about how to manage government debt crises. In its response to the crisis in Greece, however, each of these lessons has been ignore… read more
The selection process for filling important international posts often has been characterized more by political horse-trading than a meritocratic search for the best candidate. The tools to improve the… read more
