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Title

Globalization and summit reform : an experiment in international governance / Peter C. Heap ; foreword by Gordon Smith ; afterword by the Right Honrourable Paul Martin.

Author

Heap, Peter C.

Publication

New York ; London : Springer ; Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, c2008.

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Description

xiv, 107 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

"This account of the 'L-20 project', led by the Centre for Global Studies (CFGS) at the University of Victoria, describes and analyses a 3-year mobilization designed as an alternative to the political deadlocks preventing progress on critical global issues. The L-20 would include leaders from the existing G-countries, augmented by key regional powers such as China, Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa and Egypt. The book traces the origins and findings of the project, which generated a broad array of cutting-edge research and over twenty substantive, action-oriented workshops involving hundreds of experts and practitioners around the world. The workshop series examined in detail the operational possibilities for a Leaders Group addressing a range of issues, including infectious disease control, climate change/global warming, energy security, nuclear proliferation, management of international financial crises, and the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation, to name just a few. In the context of a rapidly globalizing world, the book addresses the classical problems of international governance."--Jacket.

Subject

• International cooperation
• International organization
• Summit meetings

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references ([103]-104) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction Confronting the Horsemen -- Chapter 1 Genesis of the L-20 Project -- Chapter 2 Underlying Assumptions -- Gaps in the Institutional Architecture -- What Do Leaders Do Anyway? -- Chapter 3 Taking Aim -- Focusing the Project -- Early Meetings -- Project Launch -- The First Round of Workshops -- Chapter 4 Adjusting the Trajectory -- Gathering International Support -- The Second Round -- Chapter 5 Engaging the United States -- The Central Puzzle of Global Governance -- Chapter 6 Global Fairness and the Search for Legitimacy -- Globalization and Fairness -- Concepts of Legitimacy -- The Role of Civil Society -- New Approaches to Old Problems -- Chapter 7 Lessons Large and Small -- Role of Leaders -- L-20 Composition -- Possible Agenda Items -- Skepticism and Doubt -- The New World of Networks -- Chapter 8 Making the L-20 a Reality -- Option 1 -- Managing a Crisis -- Option 2 -- Building a Package -- Chapter 9 L-20 Nuts and Bolts -- Composition -- One More Time -- Linkages to Existing Institutions -- Launch Options and Operating Procedures -- Outside Consultation -- Network of Think Tanks -- Chapter 10 Next Steps -- L-20 in a Changing World -- The Next Stage -- Breaking Global Deadlocks -- Final Thoughts -- Chapter 11 Back to the Horsemen -- Afterword Globalization and Summit Reform: A Leader's View -- Appendix A Project Meetings -- Appendix B L-20 Composition Options -- Appendix C Project Funders and Meeting Hosts -- Funders -- Hosts/Partners -- Appendix D Post-Workshop Interviews -- Interview Questions -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

ISBN

• 9780387765310 (hbk.)
• 038776531X (hbk.)
• 9780387777139 (pbk.)
• 038777713X (pbk.)
• 9780387765334 (e-book)
• 0387765336 (e-book)

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library