By omission and commission, some of the wealthy countries' less-inspired policies have given a renewed high profile to issues such as fair versus free trade; dealing with abject poverty in the world; protecting the environment as a public good for mankind; the code of conduct for international corporations, managing contagion effects in the world economy; and policy co-ordination among the leading economies of the world.
Slučajno ili namerno, neke manje mastovite ekonomske politike bogatih zemalja ponovo su bacile svetlo na debatu oko toga da li je potrebna slobodna ili pravedna trgovina; smanjenje siromaštva u svetu; zaštite životne sredine kao zajedničkog dobra čitavog čovečanstva; kodeksa ponašanja međunarodnih korporacija, sprečavanja "zaraznih efekata" u svetskoj ekonomiji; i potrebe za koordinacijom ekonomskih politika između najrazvijenijih zemalja sveta.