Valores e instituciones estadunidenses desde una perspectiva occidental comparativa
Abstract
This essay analyzes the exceptional character of American institutions and valúes compared to those of Europe and Canada. Since the revolution, the United States rose as the country whose beliefs and ideology have endured to model its democratic practice and institutions. Freedora, equality, individualism, popuhsm, and "laissez-faire" have been the five distinctive elementa of this creed. Based on these five concepta, a comparison Ulustrating the peculiarity of the United States in issues like educatíon, the individual, equality of opportunities, religión, and ideology, is developed. Five elementa which in retum, have also created particular political institutions like a two-party systera, a constitution and a power equilibrium.
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