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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... turning points on the road to an institutional and normative renewal of the inter - American system . Although the regression of the recent years was certainly not unavoidable , it is con- sistent with a logic of déjà vu that has ...
... turning points on the road to an institutional and normative renewal of the inter - American system . Although the regression of the recent years was certainly not unavoidable , it is con- sistent with a logic of déjà vu that has ...
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... Turning Point The election of Lula as president of Brazil in the fall of 2002 marked a turning point for the FTAA . Representing the Partido de Trabajadores , Lula committed himself to broadly maintaining the macroeconomic policies pur ...
... Turning Point The election of Lula as president of Brazil in the fall of 2002 marked a turning point for the FTAA . Representing the Partido de Trabajadores , Lula committed himself to broadly maintaining the macroeconomic policies pur ...
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... turning point . It came as the spread of democracy enabled CSO formation , USAID provided financial support , and the Clinton administration pressed for CSO involvement in international regimes . President Bill Clinton and other leaders ...
... turning point . It came as the spread of democracy enabled CSO formation , USAID provided financial support , and the Clinton administration pressed for CSO involvement in international regimes . President Bill Clinton and other leaders ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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