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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... relation to democracy and human rights , development and education , business relations , agricul- ture , and so on . Although the overall robustness of hemispheric regionalism had in- creased considerably from one period to the other ...
... relation to democracy and human rights , development and education , business relations , agricul- ture , and so on . Although the overall robustness of hemispheric regionalism had in- creased considerably from one period to the other ...
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... relation to initial expectations , and what significant contributions has it made to solving the collective action problems that the old design failed to address ? The literature on inter - American relations in the era of summitry has ...
... relation to initial expectations , and what significant contributions has it made to solving the collective action problems that the old design failed to address ? The literature on inter - American relations in the era of summitry has ...
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... relations and a pervasive failure to " turn the page " on the history of past military governments also impede dialogue . Third , there is a failure of imagination in defining purpose , roles , and missions for the defense sector ...
... relations and a pervasive failure to " turn the page " on the history of past military governments also impede dialogue . Third , there is a failure of imagination in defining purpose , roles , and missions for the defense sector ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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