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 73
Page 29
... areas conflict with the OAS on issues of trade and economic development because it will have tangible substantive issues to address . This will enable it to attract higher - level and more engaged representation from its member states ...
... areas conflict with the OAS on issues of trade and economic development because it will have tangible substantive issues to address . This will enable it to attract higher - level and more engaged representation from its member states ...
Page 230
... areas ( in particular the IMF and the rich country governments that control / influence it ) has been slow to emerge , with a general tendency to place blame for financial crises on the developing countries themselves ( Stiglitz 2000 ) ...
... areas ( in particular the IMF and the rich country governments that control / influence it ) has been slow to emerge , with a general tendency to place blame for financial crises on the developing countries themselves ( Stiglitz 2000 ) ...
Page 251
... areas . Before the 1990s , the IAS largely ignored civil society ( see Chapter 3 in this volume ) . The SOA process ... areas , at least , it seems a matter of some urgency to reconcile civil society with the IAS . It would be ...
... areas . Before the 1990s , the IAS largely ignored civil society ( see Chapter 3 in this volume ) . The SOA process ... areas , at least , it seems a matter of some urgency to reconcile civil society with the IAS . It would be ...
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