Kulturni vidiki ekonomskega in političnega razvoja: stare in nove članice EU v primerjalni perspektivi

The aim of this paper is to analyse key aspects of economic and political culture of the new EU members from Central and Eastern Europe in comparison to old members (EU-15) of the European Union. Authors argue, that both, economical and political culture of most developed countries have a common core of underlying values, mainly being characterized by individualistic orientations and active, participatory attitudes.This argument is being empirically tested based on the data of several comparative research conducted in old and new members in recent years. Even though the data points to several distinctions among old and new members as regards the compatibility of their economic and political culture with the principles of market economy and parliamentary democracy, it is impossible to argues, that old and new countries are incompatible as regards the economic and political culture. Key words: economic culture, political culture, market economy, parliamentary democracy, European Union, Central and Eastern EuropeAvtorja se v svojem prispevku ukvarjata z analizo ključnih vidikov ekonomske in politične kulture v novih članicah EU iz področ ja vzhodne-srednje Evrope v primerjavi s starimi članicami Unije (EU-15). Predpostavljata, da imata ekonomska in politič na kultura razvojno najuspešnejših držav skupno jedro, ki ga tvorijo vrednote individualizma in aktivnega odnosa do sveta. Na podlagi podatkov iz različnih primerjalnih raziskav ugotavljata, da obstajajo določene razlike med starimi in novimi članicami EU glede kompatibilnosti s principi tržne ekonomije in parlamentarne demokracije, vendar pa ni mogoče potegniti neke ostre meje med tema dvema skupinama držav. Ključne besede: ekonomska kultura, politična kultura, tržna ekonomija, parlamentarna demokracija, Evropska unija, vzhodna- srednja Evrop