This book seeks to think differently about what we recognize as "global institutions" and how they could work better for the people who need them most. By so doing, the contributions show that there is a group of institutions that influence enough people's lives in significant enough ways through what they protect, provide or enable that they should be considered, together, as global institutions.

Introduction, Kate Brennan; Part 1 Framework; Chapter 1 Achieving global justice, David Wiens; Part 2 Bretton Woods Institutions; Chapter 2 Justice for the Un, Geoffrey Robertson; Chapter 3 Humanitarian innovation and refugee protection, Alexander Betts, Louise Bloom, Naohiko Omata; Chapter 4 The World Bank and social accountability, Kate Brennan; Part 3 State Power, corporate power and global institutions; Chapter 5 The power and accountability of private military and security companies, Hannah Tonkin; Chapter 6 Global Health and the new bottom billion, Amanda Glassman, Denizhan Duran, Andy Sumner; Chapter 7 Global health philanthropy and institutional relationships, David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu, Martin McKee; Chapter 8 The pharmaceutical industry as a global institution, Anne Roemer-Mahler; Chapter 9 The unbearable trust of the internet, Betsy Masiello; Part 4 Part IV Conclusion; Chapter 10 Conclusion, Kate Brennan;