Book Launch: The Elgar Companion to the G7

The Elgar Companion to the G7 is edited by regular ACITI collaborators, Andreas Freytag, Professor of Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and Peter Draper, Professor and Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University.

The work explores the G7’s history before exploring the political economy of its policy formulation. The chapters cover a wide range of topics including macroeconomic dialogue, sanctions, exchange rates, trade, debt relief, energy, climate change, agriculture, gender equality, and health.

Contributors also engage with the group’s external relations, focusing on interactions with Africa, China, and Russia. The Companion looks ahead to the future of the G7, dealing in particular with current and emerging issues in geoeconomics and geopolitical relations.

This comprehensive Companion reviews the diverse challenges and successes faced by the G7 members over the last 50 years, and assesses the uncertain future of the organisation.

Using a diverse range of methodologies, analytical work, and personal perspectives, it discusses how the G7 has been an important actor in terms of policy coordination, responding to global crises and attempting to mitigate problems in developing countries.