The G8 System and the G20

Peter I. Hajnal is a Research Associate in Arts at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Trinity College University of Toronto, Canada

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Origins of the G7 Summit 1 I am especially grateful to Sir Nicholas Bayne for his insightful comments and suggestions, and for valuable background information.; Chapter 3 The Summit Meetings; Chapter 4 The Players: Members, Potential Members, and Unofficial Associates; Chapter 5 The G7 and G8 Summit Agenda; Chapter 6 The G7 and G8 System; Chapter 7 G7 and G8 Relations with International Organizations; Chapter 8 G7 and G8 Relations with the Business Sector; Chapter 9; see also b).; Chapter 10 Evaluating the Summits; Chapter 11 The G20 and its Documentation 1 Not to be confused with the trade ministers’ G20 – unrelated to the G8 system – which was established on 20 August 2003, prior to the Cancún WTO ministerial conference, as a coalition of developing countries to address trade issues at the WTO from the perspective of the developing South and to counter agricultural trade distortions. Its membership (it now has 21 members) varies but it is led by Brazil, India and China. For more information on the ‘Trade G20’ see < www.g-20.mre.gov.br >.; Chapter 12 Reform of the G7, G8 and G20; Chapter 13 Documentation of the Summits; Chapter 14 Documentation of Ministerial Fora, Task Forces, Working Groups and Expert Groups; Chapter 15 Other Sources of Information about the G7 and G8 System and the G20; Chapter 16 Conclusion;