GPI is an exciting new concept in which public funds are a proactive and long-term investment in the common endeavour of development.

Global social justice is the ultimate global public good. We need GPI to make global social justice happen.

By boldly thinking outside the box and challenging the conventional wisdom regarding aid, GPI offers an entirely new approach to how we should confront the global challenges of the 21st century. Calling for a sweeping change in the objectives, concepts and practice of development finance, it will garner support from scholars and practitioners alike.

The world can no longer be seen as a patchwork of countries, but as a global community working towards common goals. From the objectives to the practices of development cooperation, this book presents the key areas of debate and the types of creative thinking needed in the future. [The GPI approach] is an invitation to the development community to re-imagine itself by questioning some strongly held beliefs about international cooperation. The world has changed from how it was seen at the beginning of this century. This is a must-read for anyone interested in a new international response to global problems.

[The GPI approach] not only provides very practical ideas on how countries could come together to fight immediate global challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic, but also offers a framework on how to sustainably finance the SDGs. It … should shape global policy and development co-operation in years to come.

With COVID-19 underlining the inequalities and unsustainability of the current structure of development finance, big new ideas are needed. That is what [GPI] provides.

Internationalist perspectives seem to be losing ground just when the world needs them most. This can be changed, if people put pressure on leaders to choose bold responses based on solidarity. [There is a] a convincing case for GPI based on statutory contributions (rather than patronising “aid” from rich to poor countries) as a necessary element to deal with the challenges we face.

The GPI approach is our best bet for modernising international public finance for the 21st century.