The G-20 has been established more than 10 years ago as a reaction to the Asian financial crisis without - at first - gaining much weight on the international scene, however, the financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused a re-vitalization on a higher level, namely as body of the "G-20 Leaders". The...

Introduction -- Financial globalization and the international financial architecture -- The evolution of the global financial order -- The breakdown of the Bretton Woods system and first reform of the international financial architecture -- Emerging market financial crises and the second reform...