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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... issues , including health , women's rights , and agriculture . The mandates of the com- bined entities cover the entire gamut of cross - border issues that concern nations , except for trade , which is currently on the agenda with the ...
... issues , including health , women's rights , and agriculture . The mandates of the com- bined entities cover the entire gamut of cross - border issues that concern nations , except for trade , which is currently on the agenda with the ...
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... issues of concern . From the US perspective , free trade was the most important agenda item . Latin American and Caribbean states and civil society observers added additional themes ( see Hayes 1996 ; Feinberg 1997 ; Rosenberg 2001 ) ...
... issues of concern . From the US perspective , free trade was the most important agenda item . Latin American and Caribbean states and civil society observers added additional themes ( see Hayes 1996 ; Feinberg 1997 ; Rosenberg 2001 ) ...
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... issues , though , to its credit , it has frequently delegated personnel to OAS civilian agencies to work on their issues , thereby addressing one of the agencies ' major budget - induced constraints . Under the new statute , the Board ...
... issues , though , to its credit , it has frequently delegated personnel to OAS civilian agencies to work on their issues , thereby addressing one of the agencies ' major budget - induced constraints . Under the new statute , the Board ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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