Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-2003
Abstract
The family could be mobilized as a political resource for economic ‘development’. What kind of family would be compatible with a knowledge-based economy? We argue that authoritarian Confucian familism is incompatible with the knowledge-based economy; but it is possible to construct a different model of the ideal Confucian family which will be compatible with such an economy: a family ideal that emphasizes internal strengths of relationships rather than building barriers to keep out ‘undesirable influences’, that advocates a respect for authority that is authoritative rather than authoritarian.
Discipline
Arts and Humanities
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Asian Philosophy
Volume
13
Issue
2/3
First Page
45
Last Page
60
ISSN
0955-2367
Identifier
10.1080/0955236032000162709
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
Citation
RAPPA, Antonio, & TAN, Sor-hoon.(2003). Political implications of Confucian familism. Asian Philosophy, 13(2/3), 45-60.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2537
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/0955236032000162709
