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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... recent years was certainly not unavoidable , it is con- sistent with a logic of déjà vu that has continued to render the advances of regional cooperation in the Americas highly tenuous . Third , our analysis stresses the idea that inter ...
... recent years was certainly not unavoidable , it is con- sistent with a logic of déjà vu that has continued to render the advances of regional cooperation in the Americas highly tenuous . Third , our analysis stresses the idea that inter ...
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... Recent Achievements and Challenges Bernard Duhaime s attested by the contemporary history of the Americas , the interna- rooted inter - Ameri can project . The Organization of American States ( OAS ) and its norms and institutions have ...
... Recent Achievements and Challenges Bernard Duhaime s attested by the contemporary history of the Americas , the interna- rooted inter - Ameri can project . The Organization of American States ( OAS ) and its norms and institutions have ...
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... recent adoption of bilateral treaties reaffirms the importance of addressing these questions . For example , what would happen if a state was forced to adopt measures in accordance with such an agreement that would restrict the ...
... recent adoption of bilateral treaties reaffirms the importance of addressing these questions . For example , what would happen if a state was forced to adopt measures in accordance with such an agreement that would restrict the ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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