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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... incomes ranging from very high ( the United States and Canada ) to very low ( Haiti , Honduras , Bo- livia , and a few ... income is not particularly low - Brazil is the outstanding case . As with all regions , there are significant ...
... incomes ranging from very high ( the United States and Canada ) to very low ( Haiti , Honduras , Bo- livia , and a few ... income is not particularly low - Brazil is the outstanding case . As with all regions , there are significant ...
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... income and any change in the pattern of income distribution . When poverty is defined also with reference to relative income , the role of inequality becomes still more important as a determinant of poverty . Another aspect of poverty ...
... income and any change in the pattern of income distribution . When poverty is defined also with reference to relative income , the role of inequality becomes still more important as a determinant of poverty . Another aspect of poverty ...
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... income convergence within most large countries or regions with few internal barriers to economic transac- tions . Although not particularly fast , income convergence across regions of a country or a region like the European Union is the ...
... income convergence within most large countries or regions with few internal barriers to economic transac- tions . Although not particularly fast , income convergence across regions of a country or a region like the European Union is the ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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