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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For the moment , however , the IDB's involvement in the mandates defined by the summits remains timid . In sum , the institutional design put in place in 1994 in order to renew hemispheric regionalism runs the risk of becoming ...
For the moment , however , the IDB's involvement in the mandates defined by the summits remains timid . In sum , the institutional design put in place in 1994 in order to renew hemispheric regionalism runs the risk of becoming ...
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Terrorism remains the area that is most problematic for inter - American security cooperation . The subregions where the most confidence has been developed are the Southern Cone and Central America . Evaluation of the impact of CSBMs in ...
Terrorism remains the area that is most problematic for inter - American security cooperation . The subregions where the most confidence has been developed are the Southern Cone and Central America . Evaluation of the impact of CSBMs in ...
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Beyond the question of political will , to which a political process such as that of the summit can bring some pressure , the fact remains that other states that are grappling with major conflicts ( Colombia ) , or are quasi - failed ...
Beyond the question of political will , to which a political process such as that of the summit can bring some pressure , the fact remains that other states that are grappling with major conflicts ( Colombia ) , or are quasi - failed ...
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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 |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / American Government / General |
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