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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The power disparity in the region continues to allow the United States to avoid being bound by CSBMs . The continued emphasis on sovereignty constrains the possibility of defining key terms in line with what is necessary for confidence ...
The power disparity in the region continues to allow the United States to avoid being bound by CSBMs . The continued emphasis on sovereignty constrains the possibility of defining key terms in line with what is necessary for confidence ...
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Although most states have no specific mechanism to this end and prefer to act on a case - by - case basis , others , including Costa Rica , have adopted legislative measures to allow for the direct implementation of such decisions by ...
Although most states have no specific mechanism to this end and prefer to act on a case - by - case basis , others , including Costa Rica , have adopted legislative measures to allow for the direct implementation of such decisions by ...
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But more fundamentally , the US penchant for legalization is at odds with the greater flexibility of intra - Latin American trade agreements , which allow for an evolution over time that is in keeping with the changing political ...
But more fundamentally , the US penchant for legalization is at odds with the greater flexibility of intra - Latin American trade agreements , which allow for an evolution over time that is in keeping with the changing political ...
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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 |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / American Government / General |
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