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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Page 90
... political ideas " ( Tomic 2006 ) . This historical caution notwithstanding , most of today's security threats have been identified by political leaders - presidents , prime ministers , and foreign ministers - as well as by citizens ...
... political ideas " ( Tomic 2006 ) . This historical caution notwithstanding , most of today's security threats have been identified by political leaders - presidents , prime ministers , and foreign ministers - as well as by citizens ...
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... political constituen- cies in support of their own projects of social and economic reform . Representing a strand of left politics quite distinct from the governments headed by Lagos , Lula , Kirchner , Vázquez , or Bachelet , the ...
... political constituen- cies in support of their own projects of social and economic reform . Representing a strand of left politics quite distinct from the governments headed by Lagos , Lula , Kirchner , Vázquez , or Bachelet , the ...
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... politics and economics . Within Latin America , the evolution of cur- rent political trends inaugurated by center - left reform governments will hinge largely on the perceived success of their policies . The yardstick used to measure ...
... politics and economics . Within Latin America , the evolution of cur- rent political trends inaugurated by center - left reform governments will hinge largely on the perceived success of their policies . The yardstick used to measure ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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