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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1 ) the Agreement Establishing the Inter - American Development Bank ( the Charter ) , which establishes the broad enduring purposes of the institution ; 2 ) periodic replenishment agreements negotiated by the shareholders of the ...
1 ) the Agreement Establishing the Inter - American Development Bank ( the Charter ) , which establishes the broad enduring purposes of the institution ; 2 ) periodic replenishment agreements negotiated by the shareholders of the ...
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The replenishment gave the bank a series of missions , including poverty alleviation , modernization of physical infrastructure , regional integration , environmental protection , and strengthen- ing of the private sector .
The replenishment gave the bank a series of missions , including poverty alleviation , modernization of physical infrastructure , regional integration , environmental protection , and strengthen- ing of the private sector .
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Another constraint on the bank's capacity to follow summit mandates is bureaucratic rigidities . As the 1999 Institutional Strategy noted , “ Despite being a borrowers ' Bank , the interplay of institutional checks and balances has ...
Another constraint on the bank's capacity to follow summit mandates is bureaucratic rigidities . As the 1999 Institutional Strategy noted , “ Despite being a borrowers ' Bank , the interplay of institutional checks and balances has ...
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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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