The G20: a practitioner's perspective / Vanessa Rubio-Marquez -- The G20 after eight years: how effective a vehicle for developing-country influence? / Leonardo Martinez-Diaz -- Finance ministers and central bankers in East Asian financial cooperation / Helen E.S. Nesadurai -- Voice for the...

This book examines the proliferation of government networks among officials from developing countries, especially in the field of international financial matters. Through a series of eight case studies written by 'insiders' of the networks, the book explores the relationship between these...

"Scholars and policymakers from Brazil, Europe, and the United States examine the present state and likely future of Brazil's economy. Their analysis focuses particularly on five key topics: agribusiness, energy, trade, social investment, and multinational corporations" - Provided by publisher

To what extent has eight years of participation in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) strengthened the influence of developing countries in global governance? This paper tries to answer this question by assessing the degree to which the G20's annual...

This article traces the ascent of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) from an obscure group with little influence in the early 1970s to a pre-eminent position as global accounting standard-setter in 2001. I argue that the rise of the IASC can be explained by several factors,...

Networks are thriving in global politics. Some bring policy-makers from different countries together to share problems and to forge possible solutions, free from rules of representation, decision-making, and transparency which constrain more formal international organizations. This book asks...