Over the course of five decades, John Williamson has published an extraordinary number of books, articles, and other pieces on topics ranging from international monetary economics to development policy and bridging scholarly literature and policy debates. This book provides an overview and...

Sluggish global growth, frequent currency crises, and huge trade imbalances all reveal the failure of the Group of Seven industrial nations to provide effective leadership of the world economy. The G-7 has played this role in the past and must do so again to assure global prosperity. * Part of...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Ch 1. An Economist for All Seasons -- Contributions -- Philosophical Approach -- Overview -- References -- Ch 2. The Washington Consensus -- Washington Consensus I -- The Expanded "Washington Consensus II" -- Three Critiques -- Concluding Comments --...