Economics of G20

The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international body established to manage the global economy, and includes members from developing economies.This reference set examines the issues facing developing countries and studies the role that the G20 can play in light of continuing challenges and objectives to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).Volume 1 sets out the state of the world economy and the intricate functions of the G20 in policy coordination and economic cooperation. It also deals with the interests and strategies of some developing country members of the G20. These chapters answer questions such as what the country expects from the G20, the strategies adopted to achieve its ends, the extent to which it sees itself as a representative of developing countries in its region and how does it seek to represent them.The G20 has also centred its efforts around helping countries achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Volume 2 concentrates on trade issues and the prospects of achieving the SDGs. In this context, it examines whether the SDGs themselves are a desirable goal in terms of what the nature of development is which underlies these goals.Contents: About the Editors-in-ChiefAcknowledgementsIntroductionVolume 1: Developing Countries and the Need for G20:Part 1 State of the World Economy and the Role of the G20:G20 and International Economic Coordination: Lessons from the Inter-War Years (Manmohan Agarwal)The Economic Situation of Countries in Sub-Saharan Countries: What Can Be Done by the G20? (Manmohan Agarwal and Amrita Brahmo)Latin America's Economic Performance: What Ails It? (Manmohan Agarwal and Amrita Brahmo)What Realistically Can the G20 Contribute to Development? (Manmohan Agarwal and John Whalley)The 2008–2009 Crisis and Developing Countries (Manmohan Agarwal and Adrita Banerjee)Part 2 Country Perspectives:Argentina, G20 and Beyond: The 'Outsider' Saga (Aparajita Gangopadhyay)Indonesia's Role in the G20: Assessing the Critical Link in the ASEAN Chain (Shankari Sundararaman)Saudi Arabia and the Millennium Development Goals (P R Kumaraswamy and Md Muddassir Quamar)Turkey, G20 and Global Governance: Aspiration and Limitation (Anwar Alam)IndexVolume 2: How Developing Countries can Achieve Sustainable Development Goals:Part I Trade:Which Way Forward? The Role of Free Trade for the Development of the World Economy (Cora Jungbluth and Thieβ Petersen)China and Global Economic Governance (Tian Huifang)Part II Sustainable Development Goals:Prospects for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Manmohan Agarwal and Adrita Banerjee)Guardian of the Common Good or National Power Projection? What Role for the G20 in the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development? (Thomas Fues)The G20 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Imme Scholz and Clara Brandi)The Potential of SDG-3 for Reducing Health Inequities: Across and Within Nations (T Sundararaman and Alok Ranjan)Universal Healthcare and Africa: Key Policy Challenges and the Role of G20 (T C James)Part III Education:The Goals Concealed in the Goal Revealed: Taking Forward Global Education from SDG 4 (Arshima Champa Dost)Public Investment in Education and Out of School Children: The Case of India in South Asia (Susmita Mitra and Manmohan Agarwal)Index
Readership: Economists, researchers and scholars in international economics, developing economies and international economic governance, especially those studying the effect of the 2008 crisis on developing countries such as Africa and Latin America; researchers and political scientists in international political economy. G20;The 2008 Crisis and Developing Countries;Developing Countries and the G20;G20 and Sustainable Development;Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa;Economic Development in Latin America;Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)0Key Features:No similar books are currently available; the book provides a detailed analysis of the expectations for developing countries from the G20 in meeting their sustainable development goals both in terms of growth and social achievements