Location: Waterloo, Canada
Date: 26 - 27 October, 2003

Context: The purpose of the meeting was to explore the concept of a G20 at the Leaders' level. Participants from the US, UK, China, India, Mexico, Germany, Egypt and Canada gathered to discuss Paul Martin?s proposal that a G 20 at the Leaders level may be a positive and constructive force in shaping globalization and meeting specific global challenges.

Papers

Tim Evans		The G20 and Global Public Health
Paul James		The G20 as a Summit Process: Including New Agenda Issues such as “Human Security”
Diana Tussie		Agriculture Subsidies and the Doha Round: A Role for the G20
David G. Victor		Roles for a G20 in Addressing the Threats of Climate Change?
Ngaire Woods		The Orderly Resolution of Financial Crises

Backgrounders

Yoginder Alagh		On Sherpas and Coolies: The G20 and Non-Brahmanical Futures
Ariel Buira		Would the Outcomes of a G20 Process Differ from those of the G7?
Barry Carin and Gordon Smith		Making Change Happen at the Global Level
Angel Gurria		The G20 at the Leaders’ Level?
Abdel Moneim Said		The G20 and the Restructuring of the International Economic
Anne-Marie Slaughter		Government Networks, World Order, and the G20
Yu Yongding		The G20 and China: A Chinese Perspective
Michael Zürn		Global Governance and Legitimacy Problems
Gordon Smith, Director - Centre for Global Studies		Introduction