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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... Agreements Although it has proved difficult , concluding a hemisphere - wide trade agree- ment establishing one set ... WTO , and assuming that the alleged breach violates a WTO obligation , and that one of the parties ( B , for example ) ...
... Agreements Although it has proved difficult , concluding a hemisphere - wide trade agree- ment establishing one set ... WTO , and assuming that the alleged breach violates a WTO obligation , and that one of the parties ( B , for example ) ...
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... WTO and hemispheric level that countries of the region , including the United States , are now concluding bilateral and subregional agreements ( Goldfarb 2005 ) . The simplest way to reduce the distortions created by overlapping agree ...
... WTO and hemispheric level that countries of the region , including the United States , are now concluding bilateral and subregional agreements ( Goldfarb 2005 ) . The simplest way to reduce the distortions created by overlapping agree ...
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... World Trade Organization ( WTO ) agreements can be amended by the General Council or the Ministerial Conference . Theoretically , this can be done by a qualified majority vote , even if practically WTO members still apply the rule of ...
... World Trade Organization ( WTO ) agreements can be amended by the General Council or the Ministerial Conference . Theoretically , this can be done by a qualified majority vote , even if practically WTO members still apply the rule of ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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