The book addresses the main features and challenges of the coexistence between two forms of governance (the one resulting from Bretton Woods on the one hand and, on the other, related to the mechanisms, agreements and institutions that have been forming the platform led by emerging countries) and how this process has impacted the main macro-regions in the international arena. Taking into account the complexity and multiple dimensions that permeate the topic, the book presents the main initiatives from a multicentric perspective, in which the players are dynamically repositioning themselves to face a changing international context.

Gabriel Rached is an Academic Researcher and Professor in International Political Economy (Universidade Federal Fluminense). He holds a PhD in International Political Economy (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) with his thesis concerning Multilateral Organizations and Economic Development. He carries out research and teaches on the topic of Global Governance and is involved with undergraduate and graduate activities. In the last years, he has been conducting research as a Postdoctoral Fellow (Università degli Studi di Milano) working on Global Shifts and the new institutional framework conducted by emerging countries in the international scenario. Since then, has been studying thematics related to the New World Order and contemporary changes in the International Institutions, particularly discussing new agreements for development and the challenges for increasing representativity in the international arena.