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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 72
Page 62
... agenda was met by a new process in need of implementing instruments ( Rosenberg 2000 ) . The OAS annual reports provide solid evidence that the institution's agenda has been reinvigorated and molded by summitry . In a summary of his ...
... agenda was met by a new process in need of implementing instruments ( Rosenberg 2000 ) . The OAS annual reports provide solid evidence that the institution's agenda has been reinvigorated and molded by summitry . In a summary of his ...
Page 88
... agenda has expanded dramatically since 1991 . Starting from discord and with a focus almost entirely on disarmament , de- militarization , and avoidance of state - on - state conflict , the security agenda . now encompasses a full range ...
... agenda has expanded dramatically since 1991 . Starting from discord and with a focus almost entirely on disarmament , de- militarization , and avoidance of state - on - state conflict , the security agenda . now encompasses a full range ...
Page 93
... agenda . As the agenda expands , the ability to show results diminishes . In 1995 , at Williamsburg , participants recognized that defense budgets would not likely increase in the foreseeable future . Argentina and Chile have touted the ...
... agenda . As the agenda expands , the ability to show results diminishes . In 1995 , at Williamsburg , participants recognized that defense budgets would not likely increase in the foreseeable future . Argentina and Chile have touted the ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
action activities actors adopted agencies agenda Americas areas armed authority Bank Board building Canada Caribbean Central challenge civil society Commission commitments Committee Community concerns convention cooperation coordination Council countries court created crisis CSBMs defense delegation democracy Democratic Charter discussion domestic economic effective efforts established example existing forces foreign free trade FTAA funding global governments groups growth hemispheric human rights IACHR implementation important increase inequality influence initiatives institutions integration inter-American inter-American system interests issues lack Latin American leaders limited major mandates measures mechanism meeting ment military ministers ministries NAFTA negotiations norms organizations participation period political poverty preferences President problem promote reforms regarding regime regional relations remains reports representative respect response result role rules social specific strengthen structure subregional summit summitry tion trade agreements Treaty United World