Contents

• Introduction
• The Achievements of the 1990s
• Saving the International Financial System in 1997
• The Promise of the Birmingham Summit
• The Summit Process: Reform for Revitalization
• Endnotes

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John Kirton is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the G-7 Research Group, University of Toronto;
Ella Kokotsis is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Research Co-ordinator of the G-7 Research Group, University of Toronto.