The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

Nelson, Rebecca M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Economic development;    Economic policy;    Foreign policy;    Foreign trade policy;    Summit diplomacy;   

RP-ID  :  R40977
RP-ID  :  R40977_2009Dec09

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future.