Civil society and the Summit of the Americas : the 1998 Santiago Summit / Richard E. Feinberg and Robin L. Rosenberg, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Feinberg, Richard E.

Rosenberg, Robin L.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Summit of the Americas (1998 : Santiago, Chile).

Summit of the Americas.

Civil society--Latin America.

Civil society.

Latin America.

Democracy--Latin America.

Democracy.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 723 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Coral Gables, Fla. : North-South Center Press/University of Miami, [1999]

Language Note:

Preface also in Spanish.

Contents:

III. Official Summit Documents and Speeches

Declaration of Santiago: Summit of the Americas 3

Plan of Action of Santiago: Summit of the Americas 7

Proposed Agenda for the Summit of the Americas 23

Speeches

Remarks by the President of the Republic of Chile at the Inauguration of the Second Summit of the Americas / Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle 25

Remarks by the President of the United States at the Opening of the Summit of the Americas / William Jefferson Clinton 29

Remarks by the President of the United States at the Closing of the Summit of the Americas / William Jefferson Clinton 33

Palavras do Presidente da Republica Federativa do Brasil na Cerimonia de Encerramento da II Cupula das Americas / Fernando Henrique Cardoso 35

Presentation by the President of the World Bank at the Second Summit of the Americas / James D. Wolfensohn 37

Statement by the President of the Inter-American Development Bank on the Occasion of the Second Summit of the Americas / Enrique V. Iglesias 39

"The Rights of Women" A Challenge for the Americas / Madeleine K. Albright 47

Speech by the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States at the Second Summit of the Americas / Cesar Gaviria 49

Palabras del Secretario-General de la OEA, en la X Reunion del Grupo de Revision e Implementacion de la Cumbre de las Americas / Cesar Gaviria 51

Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Nations of the Summit of the Americas / Madeleine K. Albright, Jose Miguel Insulza 57

Remarks of the National Coordinator of Chile for the Summit of the Americas / Juan Martabit 61

A Theme for the Santiago Summit / George A.O. Alleyne 63

IV. Preparatory Work by Regional Organizations

The Hemispheric Summit Process and the Organization of American States: The OAS and Its Contributions to the Santiago Summit / The Organization of American States 69

Summit of the Americas Information Network, Responsible Coordinators / The Organization of American States 75

Report on Progress in Implementing the Health Initiative: Equitable Access to Basic Health Services / The Pan American Health Organization 77

Report of the Secretary-General on Bolivia Summit Implementation / General Secretariat, Organization of American States 97

Proposals From Non-Governmental Sectors

V. Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry

From Talk to Action: How Summits Can Help Forge a Western Hemisphere Community of Prosperous Democracies / The Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry 131

Democracy and Human Rights Since the 1994 Summit of the Americas, and Postscript / Felipe Aguero 155

Providing Equitable Access to Basic Health Services, and Postscript / Cristina B. Cunico 173

Developing, Liberalizing, and Integrating Financial Markets, and Postscript / Manuel Lasaga 191

Implementing the Education Recommendations of the 1994 Summit of the Americas, and Postscript / Jeffrey M. Puryear, Ana Maria Andraca, Marcela Gajardo 219

Monitoring Implementation of the Summit of the Americas: Partnerships for Sustainable Development / S. Jacob Scherr, Robert K. Watson 235

Progress Toward Free Trade in the Western Hemisphere Since 1994, and Postscript / Colleen S. Morton 249

Combating Corruption, and Postscript / Luigi Manzetti 313

Combating Illegal Drugs and Related Crimes / Eduardo A. Gamarra 329

VI. Education: The Key to Progress

The Future at Stake: Report of the Task Force on Education, Equity, and Economic Competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean / Partnership for Educational Revitalization in the Americas, Inter-American Dialogue, Corporation for Development Research 347

Postscript: Improving Education: A Comparison of Recommendations on Education in the Plan of Action from the Santiago Summit and the Report of the PREAL Task Force on Education, Equity, and Economic Competitiveness in the Americas / Partnership for Educational Revitalization in the Americas (PREAL) 365

Hemisphere at a Crossroads: Education and Human Capital for the Information Age / Caribbean/Latin American Action (C/LAA) 371

VII. Preserving and Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights

Establishing an Effective Government-Civil Society Dialogue / Esquel Group Foundation (EGF) 385

Civil Society Participation in the Summit of the Americas, Santiago, Chile: A Report on the Peoples' Summit and Various other Fora for Participation / Nola-Kate Seymoar 403

Social Capital and Civil Society / Damian J. Fernandez 411

The Indigenization of Latin America / Kathleen R. Martin 413

Signposts Toward Building a Hemispheric Community / Patricia L. Price 415

Recommendations Concerning Corruption to the SIRG Ministers for the Summit of the Americas, April 18, 1997 / Transparency International USA 419

Workshop on the Role of Public Participation in Development Actions and Eradication of Poverty Within the Framework of the Summit of the Americas, November 4-7, 1997 / Transparency International USA 421

VIII. Economic Integration and Free Trade

Comercio y Desarrollo Sustentable: Recomendaciones de la Sociedad Civil para la Integracion Hemisferica / Red Nacional de Accion Ecologica (RENACE), National Wildlife Federation (NWF) 425

Free Trade in the Americas: Fulfilling the Promise of Miami and Santiago / Ambler Moss, Stephen Lande 451

Annex I Executive Summary of Recommendations for the May 1997 Hemispheric Trade Ministerial in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 472

Annex II FTAA Business Facilitation Proposals for Actions To Be Implemented before Year 2000 475

Annex III NAM (National Association of Manufacturers) 478

Santiago: Launching the FTAA: Report to the San Jose Trade Ministerial / Julius L. Katz, Robert C. Fisher 483

Declaration by Non-Governmental Organizations of the Hemisphere on the Occasion of the IV Ministerial of the Free Trade Area of the Americas / NGOs at the IV Ministerial of the Free Trade Area of the Americas on March 16-18, 1998 493

Launching Negotiations for the Formation of a "Free Trade Area of the Americas" / Caribbean/Latin American Action 497

Promoting Transparency Through the FTAA Process / Transparency International USA 509

The Importance of Transparency in Government Procurement / Transparency International USA 513

Universal Elements of Sound Procurement Systems / Transparency International USA 515

IX. Eradication of Poverty and Discrimination

Propuesta de Afroamerica XXI ante el Taller de Participacion Publica en Acciones de Desarrollo de la Erradicacion de la Pobreza y la Discriminacion en la Cumbre de las Americas / Michael John Franklin 519

Communique: To the Second Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile / The Inter-American Dialogue and The International Center for Research on Women 521

Women's Rights and Opportunities in Latin America: Problems and Prospects / Mala N.

Htun 535

X. General Proposals

Toward the Santiago Summit of the Americas: Policy Options Resulting from Regional Civil Society Consultations / Odette Langlais 555

Partnership Between Government and Civil Society: The Summit of the Americas / Corporacion PARTICIPA 571

Globalizacion y Orden Internacional / Francisco Rojas Aravena 581

Final Declaration of the Summit: Peoples' Summit of the Americas / Western Hemisphere NGOs at the Peoples' Summit of the Americas, Santiago, Chile, April 18-19, 1998 589

Alternatives for the Americas: Building a Peoples' Hemispheric Agreement / Alliance for Responsible Trade, Common Frontiers, Red Chile por una Iniciativa de los Pueblos, Red Mexicana de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio, and Reseau Quebecois sur l'Integration Continentale 591

XI. Post-Santiago Evaluations

Mastering Summitry: An Evaluation of the Santiago Summit of the Americas and Its Aftermath, Policy Report II, March 1999 / The Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry 625

Report on Progress and Recommendations Toward Implementing the 1994 Summit Anticorruption Commitments, August 20, 1997 / Transparency International USA 645

The Importance of the OAS Convention Against Corruption, October 1998 / Transparency International USA 649

Recommendations of Transparency International on Combating Corruption, November 16, 1998 / Transparency International USA 651

Transparency International-Americas Informe de Avances Anticorrupcion/Anticorruption Progress Report, November 2, 1998 / Transparency International USA 653

TI-Americas Anticorruption Progress Report, February 8, 1999 / Transparency International USA 657

The Civil Society Task Force Dialogue with the Responsible Coordinators of the Civil Society Initiative of the Summit of the Americas / Esquel Group Foundation 659

XII. Appendix Summit Correspondence

October 27, 1997: Joint Letter to Mr. Carlos Murillo, President of the Preparatory Committee, Free Trade Area of the Americas, in Preparation for the Second Vice Ministerial Meeting, from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs 667

December 1, 1997: Organization of Africans in the Americas (OAA): Correspondence from Director Michael J. Franklin to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright 669

December 18, 1997: Letter to Richard C. Brown, United States Department of State, from OAA 671

February 8, 1998: Joint Letter to Vice-Ministers of Trade Attending the Third FTAA Vice Ministerial Meeting on Civil Society Participation from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs 673

March 10, 1998: Letter to Mr. Peter F. Allgeier, Associate U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, in Preparation for the Trade Negotiations Committee's (TNC) Meeting in Suriname, from NWF 677

June 19, 1998: Joint Letter to Ms. Kathryn McCallion, Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee of the FTAA, in Preparation for the Trade Negotiations Committee's (TNC) Meeting in Argentina, from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs 681

October 16, 1998: Joint Letter to Ms. Kathryn McCallion, Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee of the FTAA and Temporary Chair of the Committee of Government Representatives (CGR) for the Participation of Civil Society, in Preparation for the First Meeting of the CGR, from NWF and Western Hemisphere NGOs 687

November 30, 1998: Letter to Mr. Peter F. Allgeier, Associate U.S. Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, in Preparation for the IV FTAA Ministerial of the Free Trade Area of the Americas 691

Participating Organizations 695.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1574540742

OCLC:

42290161