Bell, Daniel A.

Beyond Liberal Democracy - Political Thinking for an East Asian Contect

Acknowledgments xi 1. Introduction: One Size Doesn't Fit All 1 The Uniquely Parochial Development of Liberal Democracy 4(5) Human Rights for an East Asian Context 9(2) Democracy for an East Asian Context 11(3) Capitalism for an East Asian Context 14(3) A Note on the Culturally Sensitive Approach to Political Theorizing 17(6) PART ONE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR AN EAST ASIAN CONTEXT 2. Just War and Confucianism: Implications for the Contemporary World 23(29) The Ideal World versus the Nonideal World 24(7) General Confucian Principles of Good Government 31(4) Mencius on Just and Unjust War 35(5) Implications for Contemporary Societies 40(12) 3. Human Rights and "Values in Asia": Reflections on East-West Dialogues 52(32) Trade-offs and Priorities 55(7) Asian Justifications for Human Rights 62(10) Values in Asia versus Western Liberalism: Justifiable Moral Differences? 72(6) Cross-Cultural Dialogues on Human Rights: What Is the Point? 78(6) 4. The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights NGOs: Reflections on Dialogues between Practitioners and Theorists 84(37) The Challenge of Cultural Conflict 87(5) The Challenge of Dealing with Global Poverty 92(11) The Challenge of Dealing with States That Restrict the Activities of INGOs 103(4) The Challenge of Fund-Raising 107(4) Implications for INGOs in East Asia 111(10) 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 121(31) Two Ancient Civilizations 123(9) Why Compare State-Sponsored Physical Education in the Two Ancient Civilizations? 132(2) Political Competition and Sports Competition 134(9) Commercial Societies, Leisure Time, and the Pursuit of Physical Excellence 143(3) Implications for Contemporary East Asian Societies 146(6) 6. Taking Elitism Seriously: Democracy with Confucian Characteristics 152(28) Political Elitism and Democracy: Two Important Values 153(9) Institutionalizing Confucian Democracy 162(18) 7. Is Democracy the "Least Bad" System for Minority Groups? 180(26) Some Definitions 185(5) Democracy and Nation Building 190(12) Implications for Outside Prodemocracy Forces 202(4) 8. Democratic Education in a Multicultural Context: Lessons from Singapore 206(25) Singapore's Political History 207(4) Racism in the Classroom? 211(4) Inclusive Multicultural ism 215(3) Beyond Singapore? 218(13) PART THREE CAPITALISM FOR AN EAST ASIAN CONTEXT 9. Culture and Egalitarian Development: Confucian Constraints on Property Rights On the Selection of Feasible and Desirable Confucian 231(24) Values for Modern Societies 234(3) The Overriding Value of Material Welfare 237(6) The Value of Care for Needy Family Members 243(8) Exporting Confucianism? 251(4) 10. East Asian Capitalism for an Age of Globalization 255(26) East Asian Capitalism and Economic Productivity 259(12) East Asian Capitalism and Social Welfare 271(7) Implications for Public Policy 278(3) 11. Justice for Migrant Workers? The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in East Asia 281(42) The Political Concerns of Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong and Singapore 283(7) Should Foreign Domestic Workers Be Given Equal Rights? 290(15) The Role of Culture 305(8) Migrant Domestic Workers in Mainland China 313(10) 12. Responses to Critics: The Real and the Ideal 323(20) Selected Bibliography 343(26) Index 369