Guiding Global Order

Contents: Introduction, John J. Kirton, Joseph P. Daniels and Andreas Freytag. The Core Economic Issues: Internal macroeconomic policies and international governance, Andreas Freytag; Challenges for the global financial system, Juergen B. Donges and Peter Tillmann; U.S. dollarization: a second-best form of regional currency consolidation, George M. von Furstenberg; Looking askance at global governance, Razeen Sally. The Broad Agenda: The G7 and the debt of the poorest, Barbara Dluhosch; Modern concept diplomacy: the contact group and the G7/8 in crisis management, Christoph Schwegmann; The G7/8 and the European Union, Klemens Fischer. New directions in Global Governance: The G20: representativeness, effectiveness and leadership in global governance, John J. Kirton; International macroeconomic policy co-operation in the era of the Euro, Martin J.G. Theuringer; The G7/8 and China: toward a closer association, John J. Kirton; Corporate governance: international perspectives, Donald J.S. Brean; Creating sustainable global governance, Pierre Marc Johnson. Conclusion: The G8’s contributions to twenty-first century governance, John J. Kirton, Joseph P. Daniels and Andreas Freytag. Appendices; Bibliography; Index.