Inter-American cooperation at a crossroads / edited by Gordon Mace, Andrew F. Cooper, Timothy M. Shaw.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hemispheric relations : budding contests in the dawn of a new era / Diana Tussie -- The Obama administration and Latin America : towards a new partnership? / Daniel P. Erikson -- The Caribbean in a turbulent world / Norman Girvan -- Economic integration in the Americas : an unfinished agenda / Antoni Estevadeordal and Kati Suominen -- Buidling on sub-regional economic integration projects to forge an energy and climate partnership of the Americas / Thomas Andrew O'Keefe -- Demise of the inter-American democracy promotion regime? / Thomas Legler -- A more secure hemisphere? / Rut Diamint -- Poverty reduction and the role of regional institutions / Nicola Phillips -- The successes, failures and future of Mercosur / Marc Schelhase -- Ruling the North American market : NAFTA and its extensions / Louis Beanger and Richard Ouellet -- New forms of integration : ALBA institutions and mechanisms / Josette Altmann -- Middle powers and hemispheric diplomacy : towards an A10 / Jorge Heine -- What role for the private sector in inter-American multilateralism? / Richard E. Feinberg -- Conclusion : the fragile legitimacy of inter-American institutions / Gordon Mace and Jean-Philippe Therien.