Reforming from the top : a Leaders' 20 Summit / edited by John English, Ramesh Thakur, and Andrew F. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

English, John, 1945-

Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-

Cooper, Andrew Fenton, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International cooperation.

International relations.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xx, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, Japan ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2005]

Summary:

The system of global governance is under serious challenge. The UN, the G7/8, the IMF and the World Bank are but a handful of the organizations suffering from a crisis of legitimacy for an international system that appears ill-suited for timely, innovative and effective solutions to contemporary global challenges. Moreover, it is a system that made sense mainly for the post-Second World War era, but sixty years later seems ill-equipped for bridging the growing political and economic divides between North and South and accommodating the needs of the big, emergent markets.

Some scholars and practitioners have suggested that the time has come for the establishment of new multilateral forums that reflect 21st century realities. One option attracting increased attention in policy and academic circles is to create a Summit of the leaders of 20 nations (L20), an institution that draws its inspiration from both the current G7/8 leaders' meetings and the G20 finance ministers' meetings.

This book explores whether the creation of an L20 is a feasible possibility for the international community. It offers thematic and geographic arguments in favour of the L20, with a particular emphasis on the larger role that it could play in bringing about reform of the global economic and financial systems. The book concludes with a discussion of the changing nature of relationships in a globalised world, and makes a case for why an L20 would be a worthwhile addition to the international architecture.

Contents:

Introduction: Reforming the international system from the top - a Leaders' 20 Summit / Andrew F. Cooper and John English

Making change happen at the global level / Barry Carin and Gordon Smith

Anticipating the future : a political agenda for global economic governance / Colin I. Bradford, Jr

A Leaders' 20 Summit? / Angel Gurria

Multilateralism and the limits of global governance / Richard Higgott

Balancing act : Japan's strategy in global and regional financial governance / Saori N. Katada

The political economy of dissent : global publics after Cancún / Daniel Drache

Toward multilateral reform : the G20's contribution / John J. Kirton

On sherpas and coolies : the L20 and non-brahmanical futures / Yoginder K. Alagh

China's evolving global view / Yu Yongding

Brazil's multiple forms of external engagement : foreign policy dilemmas / Ricardo U. Sennes and Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa

South Africa, beyond the impasse in global governance / Ian Taylor

The L20 and the restructuring of the international economic order : an Egyptian perspective / Abdel Monem Said Aly

Government networks, world order, and the L20 / Anne-Marie Slaughter

The L20 in the twenty-first century / Ramesh Thakur and Andrew S. Thompson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9280811185

OCLC:

60798437