Synopses & Reviews
Fifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for economic development and political representation have shattered the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these developments and points towards a future for inter-American co-operation.
About the Author
GORDON MACE teaches at the Department of Political Science and at the School of Advanced International Studies at Laval University, Canada. He is the recipient of the 2008 ISA Canada Distinguished Scholar Award.
ANDREW F. COOPER is Associate Director and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
TIMOTHY M. SHAW is Professor and Director at the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
Table of Contents
Foreword;
B.PastorIntroduction - Inter-American Cooperation at a Crossroads; G.Mace,A.F.Cooper & T.M.Shaw
PART I: A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Hemispheric Relations: Budding Contests in the Dawn of a New Era; D.Tussie
The Obama Administration and Latin America: Towards a New Partnership?; D.Erikson
The Caribbean in a Turbulent World; N.Girvan
PART II: RESPONDING TO CHALLENGES
Economic Integration in the Americas: An Unfinished Agenda; A.Estevadeordal, K.Suominen & Y.Wong
Building on Sub-Regional Economic Integration Projects to Forge an Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas; T.A.OKeefe
Demise of the Inter-American Democracy Promotion Regime?; T.Legler
A More Secure Hemisphere?; R.Diamint
Poverty Reduction and the role of Regional Institutions; N.Phillips
PART III: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS
The Successes, Failures and Future of the Mercosur; M.Schelhase
Ruling the North American Market: NAFTA and its Extensions; L.Bélanger & R.Ouellet
New Forms of Integration: The ALBA Institutions and Mechanisms; J.Altmann
PART IV: RECONSTRUCTING A REGIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE AMERICAS
Middle Powers and Hemispheric Diplomacy: Towards an A-10; J.Heine
What Role for the Private Sector in Inter-American Multilateralism?; R.E.Feinberg
Conclusion: The Need for Stronger Legitimacy; G.Mace & J.-P.Thérien