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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DMA commitments advance slowly , in part because defense ministers change frequently , but also because there is no agreement to follow up on commitments made at the biannual ministerials.36 The ministers need to focus on themes that ...
DMA commitments advance slowly , in part because defense ministers change frequently , but also because there is no agreement to follow up on commitments made at the biannual ministerials.36 The ministers need to focus on themes that ...
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Consequently , commitments at the re- gional level will often take a backseat to responsibilities at the global level . Small powers , in contrast , don't have to relate the local context to their wider international commitments and ...
Consequently , commitments at the re- gional level will often take a backseat to responsibilities at the global level . Small powers , in contrast , don't have to relate the local context to their wider international commitments and ...
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This pattern emerges frequently in the Americas . For example , many commitments in the IAS are weakly legalized.8 Legalization requires not only legally binding obligations but also precise commitments ( or procedures for making them ...
This pattern emerges frequently in the Americas . For example , many commitments in the IAS are weakly legalized.8 Legalization requires not only legally binding obligations but also precise commitments ( or procedures for making them ...
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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 |
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