The following text has been authored by scholars from Europe and emerging economies. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) brought the authors together to explore common ground on reform needs of the global economy. The positions articulated here could be jointly supported by the established G8 countries as well as by emerging powers participating in the London G20.

Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Prof. Dr. Garth Le Pere, Prof. Dr. Simon Maxwell, Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, Director, Prof. Dr. Enrique Saravia, Dr. Margret Thalwitz, Prof. Dr. Yu Yongding