The G20

Peter I. Hajnal is a Fellow of Senior College; Research Associate, Munk School of Global Affairs; and Emeritus Librarian, all at the University of Toronto. He was Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto for 11 years, and was a librarian, specializing in international organization information, for over 30 years. He has been a member of the G7/G8/G20 Research Groups since 1988; he attended 14 G7/G8/G20 summits as media correspondent and was Library Advisor to the Research Groups for 24 years. He is also a member of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, the International Studies Association, the Union of International Associations and the American Library Association. He served as consultant at the United Nations, in post-Yugoslavia Macedonia, in the Civil G8 project in 2006 in Russia, and in the Graham Library, Trinity College, University of Toronto.

Introduction Chapter 1 - The Origins of the G20 Chapter 2 - Members and Invitees, Summit Meetings, Agenda Chapter 3 - The Evolving G20 System Chapter 4 - Relations with International Governmental Organizations Chapter 5 - Relations with the Business Sector Chapter 6 - Relations with Civil Society Chapter 7 - Reforming the ‘Gs’: Proposals and Achievements, Interactions, Challenges Chapter 8 - Monitoring and Evaluating G20 Performance Chapter 9 - G20 Documentation Chapter 10 - Other Sources of Information Conclusion