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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... mechanism allows them to offer their advice or technical expertise to the presidents . The summit stands in splendid isolation , and its agendas are solely in the hands of for- eign ministries , whose knowledge of the technical issues ...
... mechanism allows them to offer their advice or technical expertise to the presidents . The summit stands in splendid isolation , and its agendas are solely in the hands of for- eign ministries , whose knowledge of the technical issues ...
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... mechanism for promoting Democratic Charter compliance ( Cameron 2003b ) . Moreover , the definition of what con- stitutes " constitutional interruptions " versus " constitutional alterations " in Article 19 of the Democratic Charter is ...
... mechanism for promoting Democratic Charter compliance ( Cameron 2003b ) . Moreover , the definition of what con- stitutes " constitutional interruptions " versus " constitutional alterations " in Article 19 of the Democratic Charter is ...
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... mechanism could provide controversial organi- zations , such as Maria Corina Machado's group Súmate , with a forum ... mechanisms for political 126 Democratic Governance.
... mechanism could provide controversial organi- zations , such as Maria Corina Machado's group Súmate , with a forum ... mechanisms for political 126 Democratic Governance.
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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