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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... economic planning . CIAP was a major innovation and incursion on the powerful shibboleths of national sovereignty . It held annual economic reviews patterned after the institutions of the Marshall Plan , in which all aid agencies ...
... economic planning . CIAP was a major innovation and incursion on the powerful shibboleths of national sovereignty . It held annual economic reviews patterned after the institutions of the Marshall Plan , in which all aid agencies ...
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... economic order . In the various forums where eco- nomic issues were heatedly discussed , the Unites States was on one side of the fence , and Latin American governments were on the other . The North- South cleavage , along with the mood ...
... economic order . In the various forums where eco- nomic issues were heatedly discussed , the Unites States was on one side of the fence , and Latin American governments were on the other . The North- South cleavage , along with the mood ...
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... economic and political motives varying over time . The fear of communist uprisings in the region has no doubt been at times exaggerated in the US discourse , and the economic importance to the United States of what happens in Latin ...
... economic and political motives varying over time . The fear of communist uprisings in the region has no doubt been at times exaggerated in the US discourse , and the economic importance to the United States of what happens in Latin ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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