The knock on the UN was that it was either an empty talking shop or a stage for global grandstanding. Creating an expanded council of the “big 20” with all the principals in the room promised a more businesslike approach. But would global governance à la G20 be any different? The first G20 meeting in Washington on November 15, 2008, was not encouraging. The time allowed was too short. The leaders went around the table delivering prepared statements. After the twenty participants had each had their fifteen minutes, the allotted five hours were up. The statements were of varying levels of
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