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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... rest of the region ( Harrison 1997 ) and to the persistence of " contrarian ideas " against hemispherism ( Corrales and Feinberg 1999 ) . Looking at the recent evolution of inter - American relations , a factor that needs to be ...
... rest of the region ( Harrison 1997 ) and to the persistence of " contrarian ideas " against hemispherism ( Corrales and Feinberg 1999 ) . Looking at the recent evolution of inter - American relations , a factor that needs to be ...
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... rest of the social agenda defended by most activists . The accomplishments achieved at the Fourth Summit of the Americas , in Mar del Plata , were at best " modest and innocuous " ( Tokatlián 2006 ) and , in fact , signified a major ...
... rest of the social agenda defended by most activists . The accomplishments achieved at the Fourth Summit of the Americas , in Mar del Plata , were at best " modest and innocuous " ( Tokatlián 2006 ) and , in fact , signified a major ...
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... rest . Thinking Ahead : Institutions to Support an Attack on Poverty and Inequality in the Region Fortunately , the weaknesses and errors of the past do not doom policy for the future . It is risky , however , to approach the future ...
... rest . Thinking Ahead : Institutions to Support an Attack on Poverty and Inequality in the Region Fortunately , the weaknesses and errors of the past do not doom policy for the future . It is risky , however , to approach the future ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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