The G20 and recovery and beyond: An agenda for global governance for the twenty‐first century

The G20 is at a critical juncture. Either it moves forward shaping the way of a new, more effective, global governance or it will become just another Gn where discourses and solemn declarations take the lead over action. There is nothing wrong in multiplying for where heads of states and governments meet all over the planet. At the contrary exchanges of views on common problems and the ways they are appraised in different countries may "à la longue" affect the design of national policies. A group of 'experts', with no commitments other that of being citizens of the world, decided to meet to reflect on what could be done in the present situation, hoping that from their reflection some useful recommendations to the powerful of this world would emerge. This group, which christened itself the Paris Group, has been constituted at the invitation of the President of the French Republic, who also presides over the destiny of the G20 this year. The Chairmen were given complete discretion in the choice of the membership of the group; their sole responsibility was to gather a diverse group of individuals with the highest level of expertise in the subjects confronting the G20 and with a commitment to working to ensure the improvement in the system of global economic governance. The chapters which compose the ebook contain a summary of the discussion between the members of the group prepared by Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Joseph Stiglitz and the preparatory notes which have been written by them.