Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral Institutions

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2007

Governing the Americas

Assessing Multilateral Institutions

Edited by: Gordon Mace , Jean Philippe Thérien and Paul Haslam

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781588269737

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Governing the Americas presents the first systematic assessment of the functioning of hemispheric institutions since the introduction of the Summit of the Americas process in 1994. The authors evaluate the effectiveness of inter-American institutions with regard to core issues of democratic governance, security, trade, and economic development. They consider, as well, the impact of the profusion of multilateral institutions on the coordination and efficiency of hemispheric cooperation. Exploring why some multilateral efforts have worked while others have been more problematic, they also offer a reasoned assessment of the future of inter-American cooperation.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Introduction Gordon Mace, Paul Haslam and Jean-Philippe Thérien Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1 The Inter-American System
2 The Inter-American System: An Overview L. Ronald Scheman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3 Inter-American Governance: A Sisyphean Endeavor? Gordon Mace and Jean-Philippe Thérien Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
4 Problems of Coordination: The OAS and the Richard E. Feinberg and Paul Haslam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
PART 2 Security Arrangements
5 Building Consensus on Security: Toward a New Framework Margaret Daly Hayes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
6 Confidence- and Security-Building Measures: Relevance and Efficiency David R. Mares Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
PART 3 Democratic Governance
7 The Inter-American Democratic Charter: Rhetoric or Reality? Thomas Legler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
8 Protecting Human Rights: Recent Achievements and Challenges Bernard Duhaime Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
9 Insiders, Outsiders, and the Politics of Civil Society William C. Smith and Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
PART 4 Trade and Economic Development
10 Trade Institutions: An Intricate Web of Arrangements Maryse Robert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
11 NAFTA: An Unsustainable Institutional Design Louis Bélanger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
12 Attacking Poverty: The Institutional Base Albert Berry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
PART 5 Conclusion
13 Institutions in the Americas: Theoretical Reflections Kenneth W. Abbott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
14 Assessing Hemispheric Institution Building Gordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien and Paul Haslam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 317

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Published: June 1, 2007
ISBN: 9781588269737