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...

"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

The papers in this volume draw on background work done in preparation for the study Governance of the IMF: An Evaluation, Independent Evaluation Office, International Monetary Fund, May 28, 2008 (available at http://www.ieo-imf.org). This compilation presents in one collection the most recent...

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...