Too Global To Fail: The World Bank at the Intersection of National and Global Public Policy in 2025

Too Global To Fail: The World Bank At The Intersection Of National And Global Public Policy In 2025 Analyzes The Issue Of Global Public Goods, Particularly Those Related To The Environment, In The Context Of The Global Development Process. Long-term Sustainability Of Development Is At Stake, As The Distinction Between Developing And Developed Countries In Their Approaches To Environmental Issues Is Expected To Continue For The Foreseeable Future. This Study Contends That Global Sustainability Depends On And Even Consists Of The Provision Of Certain Global Public Goods And That The Prevailing Approach To Development Assistance Does Not Sufficiently Recognize This Fact. A Key Question Is Whether The Country-ownership Model Is Even Compatible With Global Sustainability. A Second Key Question Is Whether The Political Will Exists To Make The Provision Of Global Public Goods An Explicit And Central Objective Of Official Development Assistance. A Third Key Question Concerns The Mobilization And Use Of Resources For The World Bank's Work To Support The Provision Of Global Public Goods. The World Bank Is A Major Player On Many Regional And Global Issues, But Its Work At These Levels Is Usually Enabled By Donor Contributions, Most Often In The Form Of Grants Targeted At Narrow, Particular Purposes. The Editors Of Too Global To Fail Believe That International Development Assistance Needs To Undergo A Major Transition In Order To Take As One Of Its Explicit And Principal Objectives The Provision Of Global Public Goods Important For Development. The World Bank Can Play A Leadership Role In This Transition, Working Within New Kinds Of Coalitions But Not Abandoning The Fundamentals Of Its Operating Model. The World Bank Can Also Play A Unique Role In Stimulating The Private Provision Of Global Public Goods Through Risk Sharing And Market Creation.-- Global Public Goods And International Development / Scott Barrett -- Environmental Sustainability As A Development Issue: The Evolution Of An Idea / J. Warren Evans -- The Future Is Now: Scenarios To 2025 And Beyond / J. Warren Evans -- Something's Gotta Give: Aid And The Financing Of Global Public Goods / Robin Davies -- Aiding Global Public Policy: Rethinking Rationales And Roles / Robin Davies -- Financing Global Public Goods At Scale / Kenneth Lay -- Emerging Economies, Emerging Development Partners / J. Warren Evans, Laura Tlaiye, Tae Yong Hung, And Esther Choi -- Shifting Priorities: Re-envisioning World Bank Partnerships For Transformational Impact / J. Warren Evans, Isabel Nicholson, Lelei Tuisamoa Lelaulu, And Alison Wescott -- Urban Sustainable Development: Re-envisioning The City Of 2025 / Julianne Baker-gallegos And Sintana Vergara -- Managing Transitions To Sustainable Provision Of Global Public Goods / Derk Loorbach, Roebin Lijnis Huffenreuter, Niki Frantzeskaki, And Jan Rotmans -- Conclusion / Robin Davies And J. Warren Evans. J. Warren Evans And Robin Davies, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References.