Publication

This report summarizes the proceedings of a March 2008 workshop discussing the economic diplomacy of BRICSAM countries generally and the case of the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process in particular. Participants concentrated on the underlying deficiencies of the G8 in terms of its legitimacy, efficiency and representation within the international system. They agreed that these inadequacies were rooted in the G8's self-selected membership that does not reflect current global realities, and that integrating the BRICSAM group more deeply in the processes of the G8 could work to address the G8's structural and functional limitations.