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 other problem lies in the major discrepancy between the coordination role given to the Summits of the Americas ... managing the Summits of the Americas Information Network , coordinating with other OAS organs on the execution of ...
The other problem lies in the major discrepancy between the coordination role given to the Summits of the Americas ... managing the Summits of the Americas Information Network , coordinating with other OAS organs on the execution of ...
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subregional issues , such as coordination of efforts against drug trafficking , control of illegal air traffic , and responding to disasters ... explicitly seeks to coordinate the efforts of foreign , interior , and defense ministries .
subregional issues , such as coordination of efforts against drug trafficking , control of illegal air traffic , and responding to disasters ... explicitly seeks to coordinate the efforts of foreign , interior , and defense ministries .
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Since 1995 , the hemisphere's ministers of defense have held ministerials intended to improve the coordination of regional security institutions . OAS organs have also been created , such as the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security ...
Since 1995 , the hemisphere's ministers of defense have held ministerials intended to improve the coordination of regional security institutions . OAS organs have also been created , such as the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security ...
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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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