Contents: Preface Part I Introduction: Introduction and analysis, John J. Kirton, Chiara Oldani and Paolo Savona. Part II Solutions in America and Asia: Crisis, response, and innovation in America and abroad, Robert C. Fauver Crisis, response, and innovation in Asia, Naoki Tanaka The macroeconomics of the global financial and economic crisis, Libero Monteforte. Part III Solutions for Europe: Crisis, response and innovation in Europe, Paolo Savona and Chiara Oldani Europe: from one crisis to the other, Paola Subacchi Europe's institutional, inflation, investment, and incentive challenges, Carlo A. Bollino. Part IV Impacts and Responses in the BRICs: Mediating financial instability: China, the BRICs, and continuing rise, Gregory Chin Russia: impact and response, Victoria Panova Brazil and Latin America: impact and response, Raffaele Galano. Part V Impacts and Responses in Developing Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: impact and response, DiA(c)ry Seck Africa in the face of the crisis, George M. von Furstenberg The broader impacts on the developing world, Sara Savastano. Part VI Innovation in Global Economic Governance: From the dollar standard to a supernational money, Pietro Alessandrini and Michele Fratianni The role of international money, Juan Carlos Martinez Oliva Asymmetries in the international monetary system, Domenico Lombardi. Part VII From G8 to G20: Reconciling the Gs: the G8, the G5, and the G20 in a world of crisis, Andrew F. Cooper and Andrew Schrumm The G8, the G20, and civil society, Hugo Dobson The G8 and the G20: rejuvenated by the crisis, Giorgio La Malfa The contribution of the G8's 2009 L'Aquila summit, John J. Kirton. Part VIII Conclusion: Conclusion and recommendations, John J. Kirton Index.