George Papaconstantinou studied economics in the UK and the US, obtaining a PhD from the London School of Economics. After working for ten years at the OECD in Paris, he returned to Greece to serve in a policy advisory role for the Greek government. In 2007, he was elected to the Greek Parliament, and in 2009 to the European Parliament. In October 2009 he was appointed Finance Minister in the newly formed government of George Papandreou and in that position he played a key role in the Greek debt crisis, negotiating the first bailout with the EU and the IMF. Jean Pisani-Ferry is Professor of Economics at Sciences Po, Paris, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, the European think tank, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute in Washington, DC.

A granular, clear-eyed, and deeply insightful look at the many facets of global governance. The book assesses where there has been progress and where there has been less, and offers pragmatic, concrete proposals for improvement. An absolute must read.

• Introduction1. Governing the world2. Three approaches3. Searching for the global commons4. Revisiting the basic rules of the road5. Behind-the-border integration6. Ariadne's thread: what works and why?7. A policy agenda for an interdependent but fragmented worldConcluding remarks