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 Inter - American Human Rights Commission serves as an extraordinary example of the success that can be had when a consensus exists and the governments agree to delegate the responsibilities to recognized experts to exercise their ...
The Inter - American Human Rights Commission serves as an extraordinary example of the success that can be had when a consensus exists and the governments agree to delegate the responsibilities to recognized experts to exercise their ...
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In these periods of rapprochement , it is falsely assumed that Latin American and Caribbean governments have come to ... Such misperceptions naturally create expectations that cannot be met , leading the US government , again , to lose ...
In these periods of rapprochement , it is falsely assumed that Latin American and Caribbean governments have come to ... Such misperceptions naturally create expectations that cannot be met , leading the US government , again , to lose ...
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In response to corruption , crises of political representation , and a desire to strengthen their own legitimacy , the leaders of these center - left governments frequently have shown more willingness than their neoliberal predecessors ...
In response to corruption , crises of political representation , and a desire to strengthen their own legitimacy , the leaders of these center - left governments frequently have shown more willingness than their neoliberal predecessors ...
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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 |
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