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At the 1994 Summit of the Americas in Miami, representatives from 34 countries agreed to establish the Free Trade Area of the Americas (ALCA) to promote economic development; the issues & activities of this organization & its convergence with the Organization of American States are described. Since 1998, 900 ACLA negotiators have been meeting quarterly in 9 groups to plan out trade integration. These negotiations, in contrast to the process of building the European Union, have hardly been visible to the public. In addition, the US has recently adopted measures that are contrary to free trade in the Americas. However, it is concluded that the net result of the ACLA process will be an improvement in the economic conditions of the hemisphere by 2005. 11 References. Adapted from the source document.

Offers us a general view of North American thinking regarding the characteristics, creation, & development of democratic communities. Clashes between liberals & communitarians are discussed. After considering the main points of each side, pragmatists are considered. Adapted from the source document.

Argues that there is an absence of unity in the North American political tradition because of the presence of conflicting social & economic interests in the environment shaping it. This is not so with institutions that consolidate themselves in the process of guiding US political life. Separation of powers, laicism, & pluralism point to an existing commitment between the different forces that shape the US political system. In the same sense, it establishes the existence of principles capable of being integrated in the exercise of contemporary democracy, just as well as in development of capitalism on a big scale. Adapted from the source document.