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Chapter 1: Introduction and Framework -- Chapter 2: Background to Transatlantic Relations -- Chapter 3: The US-EU Bilateral Intergovernmental Relationship -- Chapter 4: US-EU Cooperation in the G20 at the Outset of the Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 5: The Role of Transgovernmental and Transnational Dialogue in Financial Markets Cooperation -- Chapter 6: Case Studies in Multilevel US-EU Policy Coordination: Credit Ratings Agencies, Accounting Standards and Credit Default Swaps Reform -- Chapter 7: The US-EU Relationship in International Forums -- Chapter 8: US-EU Cooperation on a role for the International Monetary Fund -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

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