The group of twenty (G20) / Andrew F. Cooper and Ramesh Thakur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Andrew Fenton, 1950- author.

Contributor:

Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-

Series:

Global institutions series ; 73.

Routledge global institutions series ; 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group of Twenty.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work offers a concise examination of the purpose, function and practice of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit. Providing a comprehensive historical account of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors process, the text then moves on to outline the conditions, events and debates that led to the formation of the permanent, expanded leaders' level forum. The historical span of the G20 Summit process is not long, but the global transformations that precipitated it are crucial when seeking to understand it. Cooper & Thakur explore a variety of major debates, including: <

Contents:

Front Cover; The Group of Twenty (G20); Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Foreword by Paul Martin; Foreword by the series editors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Rebalancing world order; 2. G20 Finance as prelude; 3. G20 competitors as reform options; 4. Financial crisis as catalyst: From Washington to Pittsburgh; 5. Consolidating or fragmenting the G20; 6. The G20 between the dynamics of innovationand constraint; 7. The G20 as the answer to the crisis of global governance; Notes; Select bibliography; Index; Routledge Global Institutions Series

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-09472-1

1-283-92406-4

0-203-07123-9

1-135-09473-X

9780203071236

OCLC:

823390346