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THE “MAYFLOWER COMPACT”, THE GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENT OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY (English version)

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  • Irina Raluca CIOBANU

    (University “Petre Andrei” from Iasi, Romania)

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The paper provides a cultural analysis of the first official document used to regulate the government of the American colonies, and aims at highlighting the fact that the most important political legacy of the Puritan world to the modern American world is the concept of government by mutual consent.

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  • Irina Raluca CIOBANU, 2011. "THE “MAYFLOWER COMPACT”, THE GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENT OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY (English version)," Jurnalul de Studii Juridice, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics on Behalf of Petre Andrei University Iasi, vol. 1, pages 155-166, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev4rl:v:1-2:y:2011:i::p:155-166
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    Keywords

    Colonial America; covenant; democracy; the Mayflower Compact; government;
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    JEL classification:

    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate
    • K36 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Family and Personal Law

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