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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... rules - based hemisphere - wide trade agreement . Another , albeit related , option would be to eliminate the need for preferential rules of origin . This could be achieved by lowering MFN tariffs or abolishing them altogether . An MFN ...
... rules - based hemisphere - wide trade agreement . Another , albeit related , option would be to eliminate the need for preferential rules of origin . This could be achieved by lowering MFN tariffs or abolishing them altogether . An MFN ...
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... rule of consensus inherited from the General Agreement on Tar- iffs and Trade ( GATT ) ( Davey 2005 ) . Second , international agreements can delegate to the parties themselves or their delegates the authority to decide on secondary rules ...
... rule of consensus inherited from the General Agreement on Tar- iffs and Trade ( GATT ) ( Davey 2005 ) . Second , international agreements can delegate to the parties themselves or their delegates the authority to decide on secondary rules ...
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... rules of origin sys- tem by Canadian firms exporting in the United States has regularly declined ( Kunimoto and Sawchuck 2005 : 19 ) . This can be explained by the mere fact that businesses are discouraged by the costs of compliance ...
... rules of origin sys- tem by Canadian firms exporting in the United States has regularly declined ( Kunimoto and Sawchuck 2005 : 19 ) . This can be explained by the mere fact that businesses are discouraged by the costs of compliance ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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