Democracy in the Western Hemisphere, Achievements and Challenges: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, June 16, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 63 páginas |
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accountability and transparency ACKERMAN Alberto Fujimori Ambassador Passage American military forces areas Argentina assistance authoritarian believe Bolivia campaign techniques Caribbean Chairman Chavez citizens civil society civil society groups civil-military relations Colombia Congress Constitution corruption counternarcotics decade democracy in Latin democratic institutions drugs economic growth Ecuador El Salvador elected governments ELTON GALLEGLY Endowment for Democracy existing political fault line GALLEGLY Hugo Banzer human rights improve increase International Republican Institute issues Jeffrey Stark judicial systems judiciary Latin American countries Latin American military Lines of Democracy look MENENDEZ Mexico narcotrafficking National Endowment neighbors NGO's North-South Center officials organizations oversight Paraguay percent Peru police forces political parties political representation political systems President Fujimori problems programs recent region ROBERT MENENDEZ role rule of law Sabatini sector statement strengthen Subcommittee Thank U.S. policy United Venezuela voter war on drugs Western Hemisphere
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Página 10 - Endowment programs in the areas of labor, free-market and political party development are conducted by four core institutes: the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS), the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI).
Página 57 - Democracy (NED) is a nonprofit, bipartisan grantmaking organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through non-governmental efforts. With its annual Congressional appropriation...
Página 19 - Chair recognizes the author of the resolution, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Ackerman. Mr. ACKERMAN. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Página 24 - The subcommittee stands adjourned. [Whereupon, at 3 pm, the subcommittee was adjourned.] APPENDIX 1 . . •,•:, •• '. [Press release by the Select Committee on Aging, Aug.
Página 49 - Privatization, trade liberalization, deregulation, the elimination of subsidies, and reductions in public sector employment all helped to restore macroeconomic balance, but they simultaneously weakened private and public sector trade unions (historically very important in Latin American politics), disrupted the means by which political allegiances and constituencies were forged, and rendered inadequate or obsolete the thinking and programs of many political parties, which were based on the fast-disappearing...
Página 52 - American justice and judiciary systems suffer from a lack of real independence from partisan politics, widespread citizen mistrust, serious delays in adjudication, and an inability to process heavy caseloads due to increases in common crime.
Página 5 - ... it seems to me, where our humanitarian instincts and our own self-interests coincide. They both demand that we continue a prompt and effective response. And we look forward to working with the Congress in achieving such a response. Thank you very much. [The prepared statement of Ambassador Leonard appears in the appendix.] Mr. GALLEGLY. Thank you very much, Mr. Ambassador. Before we turn to questions, I would ask unanimous consent to insert into the record at this point two additional statements:...
Página 20 - Government that anything could be put together between now a" '1 the end of this month or between now and the end of next month, that is going to provide a readily available alternative. I do have a question I would like to pose to the whole panel. I want to apologize for not being here to hear your direct statements. This may have been covered by someone and if it was I am sorry. Mrs. Green has for a long period of time, expressed a very genuine concern, as she has here today, for the concept of...