This course is both an historical overview of the evolution of the global financial and monetary systems (with reference, as well, to the trade and investment systems) and additionally a policy examination of the sources and continuing consequences of the global economic crisis and the global economy since 2008. What must market participants as well as policy people — whether from the investment or institutional banking, finance, macro-economic, or the trade and investment side — know — and do? The course examines authorities at the national capitals — central banks and Treasury folk, officials at the global economic institutions (IOs and transgovernmental regulatory networks) — and the coordination efforts in the global economy from various NSAs (non-state actors) especially private corporations, NGOs, and trans-governmental networks.