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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... capital flows , freer capital movement led to financial and economic crises during the 1990s , with serious neg- ative impacts on growth . 2. The trade reforms went too far , precluding the sort of arguably effi- cient protection ...
... capital flows , freer capital movement led to financial and economic crises during the 1990s , with serious neg- ative impacts on growth . 2. The trade reforms went too far , precluding the sort of arguably effi- cient protection ...
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... capital flows , privatization , labor markets ) either appear to have backfired ( trade , capital flows ) or to be question marks ( most of the oth- ers ) . Eventually the distribution of human capital is likely to narrow , if only ...
... capital flows , privatization , labor markets ) either appear to have backfired ( trade , capital flows ) or to be question marks ( most of the oth- ers ) . Eventually the distribution of human capital is likely to narrow , if only ...
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... Capital market liberalization then led to a series of financial and currency crises in the 1990s that retarded recovery . A major bailout should have been undertaken to alleviate the impact of the debt crisis , and the shift to capital ...
... Capital market liberalization then led to a series of financial and currency crises in the 1990s that retarded recovery . A major bailout should have been undertaken to alleviate the impact of the debt crisis , and the shift to capital ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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