Global Governance at a Turning Point. The Role of the G20
This book collects contributions from international leading experts on how the Italian Presidency of the G20 in 2021 could advance a renewed global governance agenda. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted every nation in the world, highlighting how globally interconnected we are. To mitigate the health, social and economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis, the world needs effective global responses. However, multilateral cooperation has been facing dramatic headwinds before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The G20 could play a key role in revitalizing multilateral cooperation, by pushing for new ways and means to deal with global challenges. In this context, the authors explore four key areas which would require fresh global coordination: global trade, digitalization, demographic patterns and circular economy.
This book has been realized in the framework of the project “The Role of the G20 in Promoting Global Governance: Challenges and Opportunities of the Italian Presidency in 2021”.
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Rome, Nuova Cultura, June 2021, 203 p. -
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ISBN/ISSN/DOI:
978-88-3365-333-4
List of Contributors, p. 7
List of Abbreviations, p. 9-12
Foreword, by Lorenzo Kamel, p. 13-14
Introduction – Reframing Goals and Priorities of the G20 Agenda, by Ettore Greco, p. 15-23
1. The Role of the G20 in Promoting Global Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Italian Presidency in 2021, by Nicola Bilotta and Fabrizio Botti, p. 25-37
1. Introduction and summary
2. Origin and evolution of the G20
3. Changes in the geopolitical environment and domestic policy attitudes
4. Proposals for reform
Conclusion
References
2. WTO Reform: The Role of the G20, by Axel Berger and Clara Brandi, p. 39-69
1. The state of international trade cooperation
2. Key issues and the positions of major WTO members
3. The role of the G20
Conclusions
3. The G20’s Work on the Digital Economy and the Future of Work: International Context, Progress and the Way Ahead, by Paul Twomey, p 71-99
1. International cooperation
2. Initiatives undertaken in the G20
3. The impact of Covid-19
4. The potential role of the G20
References
4. The Challenges of an Ageing Society, by Paola Subacchi, p. 101-113
1. The state of international cooperation
2. Initiatives within the G20 context
3. Ageing: An agenda for the G20
Conclusion
References
5. The G20: Accelerating the Transition to a Global Circular Economy, by Martin Charter and Ichin Cheng, p. 115-154
1. The impact of Covid-19
2. Conceptual and definitional issues
3. CE plans launched by the EU and national governments around the world
4. CE policy instruments
5. The state of play of CE international initiatives
6. CE initiatives within the G20 framework
Conclusions and recommendations
Appendices
References
Appendix: Chapter 2, Tables 2-8, p. 155-203