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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... existing inter - American system . The existing evidence on the implementation of summit plans of Problems of Coordination 53.
... existing inter - American system . The existing evidence on the implementation of summit plans of Problems of Coordination 53.
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... Competing mandates : the extent to which summit mandates are inte- grated or not with existing institutional mandates and alternative sources of authority ; • Institutional missions : the health of the existing institutional mission ...
... Competing mandates : the extent to which summit mandates are inte- grated or not with existing institutional mandates and alternative sources of authority ; • Institutional missions : the health of the existing institutional mission ...
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A very high proportion of the existing budget is consumed by tenured person- nel and existing programs . OAS management has sought to direct the remaining discretionary funds toward summit mandates , but such funds are very limited .
A very high proportion of the existing budget is consumed by tenured person- nel and existing programs . OAS management has sought to direct the remaining discretionary funds toward summit mandates , but such funds are very limited .
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Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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