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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... democracy regime . Article 1 formally established democracy as a human right that member states had an obligation to promote and defend . By fram- ing democracy as a human right , the charter also potentially linked coun- tries ...
... democracy regime . Article 1 formally established democracy as a human right that member states had an obligation to promote and defend . By fram- ing democracy as a human right , the charter also potentially linked coun- tries ...
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... democracy " and action imperative for governments to promote and defend it 1 Definitional criteria for representative democracy 3-4 Linkage between representative democracy and human rights 7-10 Linkage between representative democracy ...
... democracy " and action imperative for governments to promote and defend it 1 Definitional criteria for representative democracy 3-4 Linkage between representative democracy and human rights 7-10 Linkage between representative democracy ...
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... democracy front . 19 First , the Bush administration's immediate response to the coup against Chávez in April 2002 suggested that it had supported , or at least condoned , the unconstitutional and antidemocratic actions of the Venezue ...
... democracy front . 19 First , the Bush administration's immediate response to the coup against Chávez in April 2002 suggested that it had supported , or at least condoned , the unconstitutional and antidemocratic actions of the Venezue ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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