The Economic Institutions formed after the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 are the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Bank (WDB).*** These three global organizations were the economic basis of the Rules-Based World Order (RBO). Commentators are now saying (here) the the RBO is finished.
To understand the future of the RBO (or it's replacement, if anything) it would be useful to look at the goals of the underlying institutions and how well they achieved their objectives. The post starts with the World Bank (or World Development Bank, WDB, as it should be named).
Since the 2024 Poverty, Prosperity and Planet Report: Pathways Out of the PolyCrisis, the WDB has been involved in some soul-searching, particularly with regard to Extreme Poverty.
Using my own data and models
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*** The World Bank does not have an agreed-upon acronym possibly because it is not a "bank" in the usual use of the term. It does not accept deposits, invest member funds and return interest. It is actually a World Development Bank (WDB) that is tasked with helping Developing Countries increase economic growth. The actual goals, according to Google AI are:
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Input Measurement Model
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WL20 Hardship Indicators
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