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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... Board of Executive Directors on policy issues . ( IDB 1999a : 3 ) IDB officials repeatedly referred to these three sources of authority , in contrast to summits , which were described only as " guides " or " references to be taken into ...
... Board of Executive Directors on policy issues . ( IDB 1999a : 3 ) IDB officials repeatedly referred to these three sources of authority , in contrast to summits , which were described only as " guides " or " references to be taken into ...
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... Board , the Inter - American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance or Rio Treaty , and the role of the United States in the inter- American system . Disposition of the Inter - American Defense Board has been a con- tentious issue since its ...
... Board , the Inter - American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance or Rio Treaty , and the role of the United States in the inter- American system . Disposition of the Inter - American Defense Board has been a con- tentious issue since its ...
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... Board and potentially of the staff . In addition , the Board has opened its principal activity , the Inter - American Defense Col- lege , to greater civilian participation and has adjusted the curriculum to deal explicitly with disaster ...
... Board and potentially of the staff . In addition , the Board has opened its principal activity , the Inter - American Defense Col- lege , to greater civilian participation and has adjusted the curriculum to deal explicitly with disaster ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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