ABSTRACT

This chapter surveys and analyzes proposals to reform the G7/G8 and G20, discusses reforms already achieved, and assesses the complex relationship between the G7/G8 and the G20. It examines a variety of reform proposals ranging from membership changes and agenda development to institutional restructuring and improvement of processes; analyzes the relationship between the G7/G8 and the G20; looks at groups and initiatives closely related to the G7/G8 and G20; outlines various potential trajectories of the G7/G8 and the G20; reviews challenges for the G7/G8 and the G20 as they face the future; and presents overall conclusions.