Global Development Policy

Member of the German Bundestag Deborah Düring leads the Green parliamentary working group on economic cooperation and development. Before the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, we asked her a few questions about structural policy, Germany's role in international development, and inclusive prosperity.

The EU and U.S. have laid out ambitious plans to promote values-based digital connectivity in Africa. The coordination of mechanisms and principles with democratic allies will be crucial for these visions to succeed. Geopolitical goals should be aligned with a development policy agenda that engages with Africa as a partner in fostering digital innovation and governance.

The 20 authors of the 15 papers in this series illuminate the depth of the problems in the three specific fields of international trade, digital governance, and climate finance, with special attention to human rights and gender equality. The researchers illustrate the profound failures of national governments and international mechanisms, and often reflect the frustrations of populations or countries that feel the rich and powerful are running roughshod over the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable for their own outsized benefit, and are doing so with impunity.