The term globalisation has gained widespread popularity; yet most treatments are either descriptive and/or focused on changes in economic interconnectivity. This book brings together leading international experts from a range of disciplines to develop a long-term analysis to address the problems...

rises and Paradigm Shift -- The creation of the G20 leaders' forum -- The 2009 G20 summits: the apogee of reformist zeal -- The emergence of dissension within the G20 -- America First and the global architecture -- The Financial Stability Board: its creation, structure and processes -- Making...