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

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/0955236032000162709

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