New Perspectives on Global Governance

Michele Fratianni is from Indiana University, USA. John J. Kirton is from the University of Toronto, Canada. Alan Rugman is from Indiana University, USA. Paolo Savona is from University of Rome Guglielmo Marconi, Italy.

• Contents: Preface; Introduction, Michele Fratianni, John J. Kirton, Alan M. Rugman and Paolo Savona. Part I The G8 in the Past and in the Future: Do we need the G8 Summit? Lessons from the past, looking ahead to the future, Nicholas Bayne; America at the G8: from vulnerability to victory at the Sea Island Summit, John J. Kirton; Russia in the G8: from Sea Island 2004 to Russia 2006, Victoria Panova; The G8 in a globalising world: does the United States need the G8? Bernhard May. Part II Prosperity and Security; Advancing American security interests through the G8, Risto E.J. Penttilä; Economic growth and national security, David B. Audretsch, Richard M. Stazinski and T. Taylor Aldridge; Borders and international terrorism, Michele Fratianni and Heejoon Kang; The G8 and the governance of cyberspace, Jeffrey A. Hart; US energy security and regional business, Alan M. Rugman. Part III Finance and Security: Combating black money: international co-operation and the G8, Donato Masciandaro; Terrorist finance: within the grip of the G8?, George M. von Furstenberg. Part IV The G8 and International Trade Policy: Summitry and trade: what Sea Island could do for Doha, Sylvia Ostry; Effective of defective? The G8 and multilateral trade negotiations, Heidi K. Ullrich. Conclusion: New perspectives on the G8, John J. Kirton, Michele Fratianni, Alan M. Rugman and Paolo Savona. Documentary appendices. Bibliography. Index.