France has an overall view of development and its financing. It promotes this vision in many international settings where it is recognised as a major player. Advocating a cross-cutting approach, the country emphasises the need to produce and protect global public goods, whether the concern is with climate, the international monetary system, financial regulation, employment or the social dimension of globalisation. France is thus contributing to the establishment of public policies conducive to sustainable development, in the United Nations, the G8 and the G20 alike.