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Global Economy and Development

Global Economy and Development

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools to address shared challenges and achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.

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The global economy is on an unsustainable path characterized by widening economic and social inequities, environmental degradation, and increasing concentration of poverty and deprivation that threaten global peace and prosperity.

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools that address shared economic and social challenges. We collaborate with local, national, and global policy actors and communities to achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.

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Latest work

What’s at stake at UNGA 2025?
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International Affairs What’s at stake at UNGA 2025?

Hady Amr, Belinda Archibong, Norman Eisen, Marcela Escobari, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, Jonathan Katz, Cameron F. Kerry, Emily Markovich Morris, Modupe (Mo) Olateju, Ghulam Omar Qargha, Zia Qureshi, Sophie Rutenbar, Sweta Shah, Landry Signé, Shibley Telhami, David G. Victor

September 19, 2025

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Experts

Brahima S. Coulibaly
Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Pierre Nguimkeu
Pierre Nguimkeu Director - Africa Growth Initiative, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
John McArthur
John W. McArthur Director - Center for Sustainable Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Rebecca Winthrop
Rebecca Winthrop Director - Center for Universal Education, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Yun Sun Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Africa Growth Initiative

John Mukum Mbaku
John Mukum Mbaku Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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