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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... governments for US foreign policy and especially the intervention in Iraq . On the other side of the equation , there is a sense of estrangement , of being left out , on the part of Latin American governments who believe that their ...
... governments for US foreign policy and especially the intervention in Iraq . On the other side of the equation , there is a sense of estrangement , of being left out , on the part of Latin American governments who believe that their ...
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... government official , few Latin American governments be- lieved that the US government's democracy agenda was driven by noble intentions or principles . The incident fueled suspicions for many that the United States would attempt to ...
... government official , few Latin American governments be- lieved that the US government's democracy agenda was driven by noble intentions or principles . The incident fueled suspicions for many that the United States would attempt to ...
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... governments . For civil society , however , Quebec was deeply dis- heartening even many of the " insiders " were critical of the weak endorse- ments of labor rights and environmental protection , together with lip service paid to the ...
... governments . For civil society , however , Quebec was deeply dis- heartening even many of the " insiders " were critical of the weak endorse- ments of labor rights and environmental protection , together with lip service paid to the ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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