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 and trade reforms . He and President Bill Clinton embraced access to US markets as a way to propel economic development in the re- gion . A new wave of prospective institution building centered on trade was to ensue with the ...
... economic and trade reforms . He and President Bill Clinton embraced access to US markets as a way to propel economic development in the re- gion . A new wave of prospective institution building centered on trade was to ensue with the ...
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... the associated combination of social unrest and the election of left- leaning governments , the historically low esteem with which US policy is held , and the fact that US attention is focused 224 Trade and Economic Development.
... the associated combination of social unrest and the election of left- leaning governments , the historically low esteem with which US policy is held , and the fact that US attention is focused 224 Trade and Economic Development.
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... development and size of the economies " ( Summit Declaration 2005 : par . 19a , b ) . The North - South divide over trade is also applicable to other areas of economic governance , particularly economic development . Here also , there ...
... development and size of the economies " ( Summit Declaration 2005 : par . 19a , b ) . The North - South divide over trade is also applicable to other areas of economic governance , particularly economic development . Here also , there ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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