The book is an in-depth review on three major agendas: "IMF Reform," "Energy and Commodity Price Volatility," and "Green Growth and Sustainable Development."

Sung Jin Kang is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Korea University and a member of the Presidential Council for Future & Vision. He was Vice President of International Affairs, Korea University (2008-2009), and a member of the Presidential Transition Committee (2008). He has published several papers, mainly on foreign aid, foreign direct investment, and production networks.

Yung Chul Park is a Distinguished Professor in the Division of International Studies at Korea University. Before returning to Korea University, he spent three years from 2005 to 2008 at the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, as a Research Professor and Director of the Center for International Commerce and Finance. He previously served as the Chief Economic Adviser to the President of Korea (1987-1988), as President of the Korea Development Institute (1986-1987) and as President of the Korea Institute of Finance (1992-1998).

1. International Monetary System, Energy, and Sustainable Development: An Overview Part 1: International Monetary System Reform 2. The International Monetary System After the Euro Area Sovereign Debt Crisis 3. Issues and Prospects of International Monetary Reforms: East Asian Perspectives 4. Reforming International Monetary System and Internationalization of RMB: a Chinese Perspective 5.The G20 Agenda for More Resilient Global Financial System: Stocktaking and Remaining Challenges Part 2: Increase in Energy and Commodity Price and Volatility 6. Food Price Volatility: What Role for Trade Measures? 7. The Effect of Commodity Price Volatility on G20 Economies 8. EU Commodities Policies and Volatility of World Prices 9. The Global Oil Market: An Outlook from South America Part 3: Green Growth and Sustainable Development 10. Russian Economy as the Hostage of High Oil Prices 11. G20's Roles in Global Green Growth Financing 12. Green Growth and Sustainable Development in G20: Performance and Prospects