Sustaining Global Growth and Development

Michele Fratianni, Indiana University, Bloomington,USA, Paolo Savona, University of Rome Guglielmo Marconi, Italy and John J. Kirton, University of Toronto, Canada Contributors: Michele Fratianni, Paolo Savona, John J. Kirton, Dominick Salvatore, Allan Crawford, Andreas Freytag, Alan M. Rugman, Alain Verbeke, Chiara Oldani, Nicholas Bayne, Ivan Mbirimi, Stephane Doumbe-Bille, Takashi Kiuchi, George M. von Furstenberg, Jianjun Wei, Ella Kokotsis.

Contents: Introduction, observations and conclusions, Michele Fratianni, Paolo Savona and John J. Kirton. Part I: Generating Growth Through Productivity, ICT, and Trade: Globalization, international competitiveness, the new economy, and growth in the G7, Dominick Salvatore; Productivity growth in Canada and the G7, Allan Crawford; The global information society and development: smoke without a fire?, Andreas Freytag; The World Trade Organization, multinational enterprise, and civil society, Alan M. Rugman and Alain Verbeke; Globalization, growth and health: the private sector perspective, Paolo Savona and Chiara Oldani. Part II: Designing African Development Through NEPAD: The New Partnership for Africa's Development and the G8's Africa Action Plan: a Marshall Plan for Africa?, Nicholas Bayne; Designing for development in Africa: the role of international institutions, Ivan Mbirimi; Is African development through the New Partnership for Africa's Development synonymous with sustainable development?, Stephane Doumbe-Bille. Part III: Critical Challenges in International Finance: The International Monetary Fund and its critics, Michele Fratianni; Evaluating Koizumi's reforms and the implications for the global economy, Takashi Kiuchi; The Chinese crux of monetary union in East Asia, George M. von Furstenberg and Jianjun Wei. Part IV: Conclusion: The G7/8 contribution at Kananaskis and beyond, John J. Kirton and Ella Kokotsis. Analytical Appendices: Impressions of the Kananaskis summit, 26-27 June 2002, Nicholas Bayne; Summit achievement grades, 1975-2002, John J. Kirton; Commitments by summit, 1975-2002, Ella Kokotsis and John J. Kirton; Summit performance assessment by issue and country, 2002, G8 Research Group; Keeping Genoa's commitments: the 2001 - 02 compliance report, Ella Kokotsis, John J. Kirton and the G8 Research Group. Documentary Appendices: Statement of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, Ottawa, 8 February 2002; Statement of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, Washington DC, 20 April 2002; Statement of G7 finance ministers, Halifax, 15 June 2002; G8 Africa Action Plan, Kananaskis, 27 June 2002; Statement by G7 leaders: delivering on the promise of the enhanced HIPC initiative, Kananaskis, 27 June 2002; The Kananaskis summit chair's summary, Kananaskis, 27 June 2002; Statement by G7 finance ministers on the framework for the International Monetary Fund program for Brazil, 8 August 2002; Statement of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, Washington DC, 27 September 2002; G8 development ministers meeting, Chair's summary, Windsor, 27 September 2002; G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, Delhi Communique, 23 November 2002; Bibliography; Index.