Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 01/2012

Prospects for a Multipolar International Monetary System

Mansoor Dailami, Paul Masson

December 2011

Danish Institute for International Studies

Abstract

Reform of the international monetary system is one of the most important challenges in global economic governance today. At the core of the issues is the question of whether the current international monetary system will remain intact, with periodic adjustments, or whether it will require a fundamental overhaul to accommodate the emerging new realities. In this DIIS Report, Dr Mansoor Dailami and Professor Paul Masson envisage a more fundamental change in play, one that is likely to recognize the growing economic and financial clout of emerging market economies, particularly China.