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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 37
Page 15
... period , which was the apogee of inter- American cooperation , South America and the United States began to pur- sue similar interests in reducing tensions in the region . It was the period of the Marshall Plan , the Bretton Woods ...
... period , which was the apogee of inter- American cooperation , South America and the United States began to pur- sue similar interests in reducing tensions in the region . It was the period of the Marshall Plan , the Bretton Woods ...
Page 35
... period of such turbulence that some observers believed its main institutional base- the Organization of American States ( OAS ) —was on its last legs ( Bloom- field and Lowenthal 1990 : 869 ; Gannon 1984 ; Vaky 1993 : 11 ) . The Falk ...
... period of such turbulence that some observers believed its main institutional base- the Organization of American States ( OAS ) —was on its last legs ( Bloom- field and Lowenthal 1990 : 869 ; Gannon 1984 ; Vaky 1993 : 11 ) . The Falk ...
Page 37
... period of institution building , followed by a longer period of paralysis . In each case , institution building was made possible by a combination of several factors , in which three ele- ments seem to have been particularly decisive ...
... period of institution building , followed by a longer period of paralysis . In each case , institution building was made possible by a combination of several factors , in which three ele- ments seem to have been particularly decisive ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
10 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
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