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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In this 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 ...
In this 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 ...
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Gordon Mace and Jean - Philippe Thérien n the early 1980s the inter - American system went through a period of such turbulence that some observers believed its main institutional base- the Organization of American States ( OAS ) —was on ...
Gordon Mace and Jean - Philippe Thérien n the early 1980s the inter - American system went through a period of such turbulence that some observers believed its main institutional base- the Organization of American States ( OAS ) —was on ...
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The first looks at the 1889–1994 period and examines how inter - American governance under- went two distinct cycles of expansion and decline . The second part of the chapter focuses on the latest cycle of hemispheric cooperation ...
The first looks at the 1889–1994 period and examines how inter - American governance under- went two distinct cycles of expansion and decline . The second part of the chapter focuses on the latest cycle of hemispheric cooperation ...
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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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