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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... possible without the collaboration of a great number of people . First , we would like to thank all the contribu- tors for their professionalism and willingness to follow our suggestions in the writing and revising of their chapters ...
... possible without the collaboration of a great number of people . First , we would like to thank all the contribu- tors for their professionalism and willingness to follow our suggestions in the writing and revising of their chapters ...
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... possible for heads of state to engage in a direct dialogue , the regular holding of summits in- vested the inter - American system with greater political meaning . The estab- lishment of ministerials in a number of sectors resulted in a ...
... possible for heads of state to engage in a direct dialogue , the regular holding of summits in- vested the inter - American system with greater political meaning . The estab- lishment of ministerials in a number of sectors resulted in a ...
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... possible attitudes when considering the limited results of the current phase of hemispheric regionalism . The pessimistic attitude would lead one to entirely lose faith in the system and to conclude that region building is not possible ...
... possible attitudes when considering the limited results of the current phase of hemispheric regionalism . The pessimistic attitude would lead one to entirely lose faith in the system and to conclude that region building is not possible ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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