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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Page 58
... least at the rhetor- ical level , those summit themes that coincided with its own agenda . Further , select offices within the IDB did welcome the Miami summit Plan of Action because it helped to legitimize or give greater focus to ...
... least at the rhetor- ical level , those summit themes that coincided with its own agenda . Further , select offices within the IDB did welcome the Miami summit Plan of Action because it helped to legitimize or give greater focus to ...
Page 108
... least until 2000 , the frequency of occurrence of militarized interstate disputes had not diminished relative to previous years . Terrorism remains the area that is most problematic for inter - American security coop- eration . The ...
... least until 2000 , the frequency of occurrence of militarized interstate disputes had not diminished relative to previous years . Terrorism remains the area that is most problematic for inter - American security coop- eration . The ...
Page 143
... least symbolically , to increase political support for the system to this end , thus encouraging some states to adopt a more constructive approach ( Guatemala , for example ) , the challenge remains formidable since some states have ...
... least symbolically , to increase political support for the system to this end , thus encouraging some states to adopt a more constructive approach ( Guatemala , for example ) , the challenge remains formidable since some states have ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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