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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... benefits , as this 1994 agreement is surpassed by latest - generation agree- ments that offer better market access or improved dispute settlement . In contrast to the chapters by Robert and Bélanger , Al Berry underlines the extent to ...
... benefits , as this 1994 agreement is surpassed by latest - generation agree- ments that offer better market access or improved dispute settlement . In contrast to the chapters by Robert and Bélanger , Al Berry underlines the extent to ...
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... benefit little even in the best of cases . 6. Foreign direct investment ( FDI ) can be beneficial ( as when it facil ... benefits cannot be counted on to arrive quickly and may not be nearly as great as sometimes hoped . If education ...
... benefit little even in the best of cases . 6. Foreign direct investment ( FDI ) can be beneficial ( as when it facil ... benefits cannot be counted on to arrive quickly and may not be nearly as great as sometimes hoped . If education ...
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... Benefits ? A major presumption of both the Washington consensus and the FTAA ( the raison d'être of the First Summit of the Americas , in 1994 ) was that Latin America would benefit both from more trade in general and from more within ...
... Benefits ? A major presumption of both the Washington consensus and the FTAA ( the raison d'être of the First Summit of the Americas , in 1994 ) was that Latin America would benefit both from more trade in general and from more within ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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