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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... ministers to ambassadors to senior management . It is also acknowledged that there are differential commitments to summitry among the various governments . One senior manager went so far as to suggest that some of the larger countries ...
... ministers to ambassadors to senior management . It is also acknowledged that there are differential commitments to summitry among the various governments . One senior manager went so far as to suggest that some of the larger countries ...
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... ministerial process . The institution- alization of civilian ministries of defense is still incipient , and it is not advisable that the military become the exclusive secretariat of the civilian ministers ' processes . This is ...
... ministerial process . The institution- alization of civilian ministries of defense is still incipient , and it is not advisable that the military become the exclusive secretariat of the civilian ministers ' processes . This is ...
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... ministers , the Trade Negotiations Committee ( TNC ) , which is composed of the deputy ministers responsible for trade , was guiding the work of the negotiating groups ( market access , investment , services , government pro- curement ...
... ministers , the Trade Negotiations Committee ( TNC ) , which is composed of the deputy ministers responsible for trade , was guiding the work of the negotiating groups ( market access , investment , services , government pro- curement ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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