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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32 The 1994 Human Development Report noted , " Most people instinctively understand what security means . It means safety from the constant threats of hunger , disease , crime and repression . It also means protection from sud- den and ...
32 The 1994 Human Development Report noted , " Most people instinctively understand what security means . It means safety from the constant threats of hunger , disease , crime and repression . It also means protection from sud- den and ...
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Cooperative peace and security doesn't mean that interstate disputes disappear ; rather , it means that such disagree- ments are actively managed through friendly diplomacy or ignored until they can be handled amicably .
Cooperative peace and security doesn't mean that interstate disputes disappear ; rather , it means that such disagree- ments are actively managed through friendly diplomacy or ignored until they can be handled amicably .
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The efficiency challenge arises because CSBMs might contribute im- portantly to the desired outcome , but the costs of creating and maintaining those CSBMS could be more expensive than if security were defended by some different means ...
The efficiency challenge arises because CSBMs might contribute im- portantly to the desired outcome , but the costs of creating and maintaining those CSBMS could be more expensive than if security were defended by some different means ...
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Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral Institutions |
| Editors | Gordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1588265331, 9781588265333 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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