WEF's Global Redesign Initiative: Because Who Needs Democracy and Accountability Anyway?

An Examination of the World Economic Forum's Push for Multi-Stakeholder Governance and its Implications for Democracy, Accountability, and the Rule of Law

The World Economic Forum's Global Redesign Initiative (GRI) presents a clear representation of how corporations and other elites perceive the future of governance. The initiative suggests relegating intergovernmental decision-making to the margins, and instead establishing a multi-stakeholder governance system. However, this approach raises important qu…