Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral InstitutionsGordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam This is a systematic assessment of the functioning of hemispheric institutions since the introduction of the Summit of the Americas process in 1994. The text evaluates the effectiveness of inter-American institutions with regard to core issues of democratic governance, security, trade, and economic development. |
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South America's economies are more diverse , with global trade patterns that extend equally to the United States , Europe , and Asia . The economic and political realities of the two regions also vary dramati- cally .
South America's economies are more diverse , with global trade patterns that extend equally to the United States , Europe , and Asia . The economic and political realities of the two regions also vary dramati- cally .
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For example , in Asia - Pacific Economic Coopera- tion ( APEC ) , the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) , and summitry in the Americas , there are no strong bureaucracies that have been created specifically to carry out ...
For example , in Asia - Pacific Economic Coopera- tion ( APEC ) , the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) , and summitry in the Americas , there are no strong bureaucracies that have been created specifically to carry out ...
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Consequently , they may try to balance with Europe or Asia or pull back from security institutions , weakening them further . The Move Toward Confidence Building in the Americas Latin America's security context has been competitive ...
Consequently , they may try to balance with Europe or Asia or pull back from security institutions , weakening them further . The Move Toward Confidence Building in the Americas Latin America's security context has been competitive ...
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Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral Institutions |
| Editors | Gordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1588265331, 9781588265333 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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