The renaissance in the theoretical analysis of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) has
focused on formal IGOs (FIGOs), but many IGOs are subject to no formal treaty and/or have …

The Group of Eight has become a central actor in global governance with a steadily
expanding role and agenda. The leaders' summits remain at the apex of the G8 system, but …

We are now in the era of the G8, although the G7 still exists as a grouping for Finance
Ministers. Why do G7 finance ministries and central banks co-operate? What are the …

This revised and updated edition presents detailed analysis of the history and current state
of the G20, and the challenges it faces. The emergence of the G20 was the result of calls for …

The fight against money laundering, drug trafficking, illegal immigration, cyber crime, and the
promotion of the enhancement of judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters have …

Barbara Adams works for the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service. She
trained as an economist. Before joining the UN, she was Associate Director of the Quaker …

Money, finance and credit are literally the lifeblood of the modern economy. The distribution
of money and credit are essential to productive investment in trade and industry, to the …

This book analyses Japan's international relations and participation in the multilateral forum,
the G8, since its creation in 1975. The author explores the motivation of the Japanese …

The question of money, how to provide it, and how to acquire it where needed is axiomatic to
development. The realities of global poverty and the inequalities between the 'haves' and …

In a series of speeches, statements and interviews in early 2005 Tony Blair and Gordon
Brown set out an ambitious agenda of global development change for the UK's Presidency …