Criteria for the practical assessment of modern political ideologies

The debate socialism vs liberalism fitted much of the political, philosophical, and legal studies of the twentieth century, teleologically oriented to determine the most effective/efficient political models to solve the great material and moral problems of human societies as a whole. In this regard, the objective of this reflection article is to describe the conceptual bases necessary to evaluate the practical utility of modern political ideologies, not only as belief systems, but also as theories that support the development of concrete policies that alter - for better or for worse - the lives of people, communities, and entire nations. Methodologically, this work is in the domains of documentary research. From the arguments outlined it can be logically concluded that it is not on the rhetorical-discursive plane where the beneficial influence of an idolology can be assessed for sure, it is rather to study the political, economic and sociocutture contributions that are observed from the application of certain political and ideological models in the heat of historical experiences, susceptible to scientific research.