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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Page 154
... success in mobilizing grassroots sectors and construct- ing new " alternative identities , " but only indirect and long - term influence in shaping policy agendas and the construction of " alternative frames " - " Another World Is ...
... success in mobilizing grassroots sectors and construct- ing new " alternative identities , " but only indirect and long - term influence in shaping policy agendas and the construction of " alternative frames " - " Another World Is ...
Page 170
... success of their policies . The yardstick used to measure this success will no doubt vary considerably from country to country . The ability to generate both more rapid economic growth and improvements in social welfare certainly will ...
... success of their policies . The yardstick used to measure this success will no doubt vary considerably from country to country . The ability to generate both more rapid economic growth and improvements in social welfare certainly will ...
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... successful ( Westley 2001 ) , but its effects have not been potent enough to counteract negative trends in the relative ... success . Partly through overconfidence in the results forthcoming from the market- friendly reforms and perhaps ...
... successful ( Westley 2001 ) , but its effects have not been potent enough to counteract negative trends in the relative ... success . Partly through overconfidence in the results forthcoming from the market- friendly reforms and perhaps ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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