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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... limited implementation of their decisions by the states involved ( OASGA 2005 : 170-178 ) . There is no formal OAS proce- dure , however , that leads the political bodies of the organization to adopt more severe measures to force an ...
... limited implementation of their decisions by the states involved ( OASGA 2005 : 170-178 ) . There is no formal OAS proce- dure , however , that leads the political bodies of the organization to adopt more severe measures to force an ...
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... limited political interpretive authority . The commission has no real mandate to modify the agreement in the future ; the clause on modifica- tions in the last chapter of the agreement makes no mention of it ( NAFTA 1993 , Art . 2202 ) ...
... limited political interpretive authority . The commission has no real mandate to modify the agreement in the future ; the clause on modifica- tions in the last chapter of the agreement makes no mention of it ( NAFTA 1993 , Art . 2202 ) ...
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... limited . Third , the commission has limited political interpretive authority but no mandate to propose or process modifications and has not yet initiated such a proposition or process , which indicates that modifications are to be ...
... limited . Third , the commission has limited political interpretive authority but no mandate to propose or process modifications and has not yet initiated such a proposition or process , which indicates that modifications are to be ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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