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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... negative res- onance of the word " security " in the region . " In the south . . . the word ' security ' associated with the armed forces , awakens sinister echoes of a not distant past when [ the military ] used their intelligence and ...
... negative res- onance of the word " security " in the region . " In the south . . . the word ' security ' associated with the armed forces , awakens sinister echoes of a not distant past when [ the military ] used their intelligence and ...
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... negative repercussions for the pop- ulations as a whole , be signed at the cost of our peoples . ( ASC 1999e : 589-590 ) Following the Santiago Peoples ' Summit , the ASC released the first version of its " living document ...
... negative repercussions for the pop- ulations as a whole , be signed at the cost of our peoples . ( ASC 1999e : 589-590 ) Following the Santiago Peoples ' Summit , the ASC released the first version of its " living document ...
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... negative growth effects . The need is to deter short - term capital movements , from which countries seem to benefit little even in the best of cases . 6. Foreign direct investment ( FDI ) can be beneficial ( as when it facil- itates a ...
... negative growth effects . The need is to deter short - term capital movements , from which countries seem to benefit little even in the best of cases . 6. Foreign direct investment ( FDI ) can be beneficial ( as when it facil- itates a ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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action activities actors adopted agencies agenda Americas areas armed authority Bank Board building Canada Caribbean Central challenge civil society Commission commitments Committee Community concerns convention cooperation coordination Council countries court created crisis CSBMs defense delegation democracy Democratic Charter discussion domestic economic effective efforts established example existing forces foreign free trade FTAA funding global governments groups growth hemispheric human rights IACHR implementation important increase inequality influence initiatives institutions integration inter-American inter-American system interests issues lack Latin American leaders limited major mandates measures mechanism meeting ment military ministers ministries NAFTA negotiations norms organizations participation period political poverty preferences President problem promote reforms regarding regime regional relations remains reports representative respect response result role rules social specific strengthen structure subregional summit summitry tion trade agreements Treaty United World