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 policy;    Foreign trade policy;    Economic development;    Summit diplomacy;    Foreign policy;   

RP-ID  :  R40977
RP-ID  :  R40977_2013Oct23

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. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.