Beyond Liberal Democracy : : Political Thinking for an East Asian Context / / Daniel A. Bell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Bell, Daniel A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Introduction: One Size Doesn't Fit All --; PART ONE. Human Rights for an East Asian Context --; 2. Just War and Confucianism: Implications for the Contemporary World --; 3. Human Rights and "Values in Asia": Reflections on East-West Dialogues --; 4. The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights NGOs: Reflections on Dialogues between Practitioners and Theorists --; PART TWO. Democracy for an East Asian Context --; 5. What's Wrong with Active Citizenship? A Comparison of Physical Education in Ancient Greece and Ancient China --; 6. Taking Elitism Seriously: Democracy with Confucian Characteristics --; 7. Is Democracy the "Least Bad" System for Minority Groups? --; 8. Democratic Education in a Multicultural Context: Lessons from Singapore --; PART THREE. Capitalism for an East Asian Context --; 9. Culture and Egalitarian Development: Confucian Constraints on Property Rights --; 10. East Asian Capitalism in an Age of Globalization --; 11. Justice for Migrant Workers? The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in East Asia --; 12. Responses to Critics: The Real and the Ideal --; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400827466; 9783110649772; 9783110662580; 9783110442502; 9783110459531
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400827466
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel A. Bell.

Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? In this provocative book, Daniel Bell argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. Beyond Liberal Democracy, which continues the author's influential earlier work, is divided into three parts that correspond to the three main hallmarks of liberal democracy--human rights, democracy, and capitalism. These features have been modified substantially during their transmission to East Asian societies that have been shaped by nonliberal practices and values. Bell points to the dangers of implementing Western-style models and proposes alternative justifications and practices that may be more appropriate for East Asian societies. If human rights, democracy, and capitalism are to take root and produce beneficial outcomes in East Asia, Bell argues, they must be adjusted to contemporary East Asian political and economic realities and to the values of nonliberal East Asian political traditions such as Confucianism and Legalism. Local knowledge is therefore essential for realistic and morally informed contributions to debates on political reform in the region, as well as for mutual learning and enrichment of political theories. Beyond Liberal Democracy is indispensable reading for students and scholars of political theory, Asian studies, and human rights, as well as anyone concerned about China's political and economic future and how Western governments and organizations should engage with China.