Publication

The purpose of this article is to illuminate and explain the failure of the G20 Los Cabos summit in summer 2012 to adequately address economic problems and restore the G20 on the path of effective global governance. The first part of the article reviews the proceedings and accomplishments – or lack thereof – of the Los Cabos summit and situates it in the historical evolution of the G20 since its inaugural summit. In the second part, an attempt is made to account for the G20’s general failure to deliver on its promise of global governance.