be reformed in such a way as to go back to their original task, which was to provide financial help to countries in need? Lack of political will and citizen involvement at the international level has also brought about the submission of international institutions to the "neoliberal" agenda, particularly financial institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Pierre Calame gives an account of this development, while Joseph E. Stiglitz points out that the need for international institutions like the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO has never been so great, but people's trust in them has never been so low. One of the key aspects of the United Nations reform is the problem of the representativeness of the General Assembly. The Assembly operates on the principle of "one state, one vote," so that states of hugely varying sizes have the same effect on the vote, which distorts representativeness and results in a major loss of credibility. Accordingly, "the General Assembly has lost any real capacity to influence. This means that the mechanisms for action and consultation organized by rich countries have the leading role." Gustave Massiah advocates defining and implementing a radical reform of the UN. The author proposes building new foundations that can provide the basis for global democracy and the creation of a Global Social Contract, rooted in the respect and protection of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as in the recognition of the strategic role of international law. Global goals See also Collective problem solving Engaged theory Balsillie School of International Affairs Global Governance Bachelor of Arts University of Rome Tor Vergata Global Governance Programme of the European University Institute Centre for International Governance Innovation Commission on Global Governance David Held Daniele Archibugi Cosmopolitan democracy Earth system governance Global crisis Global citizenship Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Group decision-making Evidence-based policy International Corporate Governance Network International Simultaneous Policy Organization New world order (Baháʼí) New World Order (conspiracy theory) NGOWatch Our Global Neighborhood Social Network Analysis and Dynamic Network Analysis are methodologies that can be used to map and theorize about global governance. Sustainability United Nations Global Compact United Nations Parliamentary Assembly United Nations University Institute for Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) World community World government Notes Sources Avant, Deborah D., Martha Finnemore, & Susan K. Sell. Who Governs the Globe? Cambridge