Acknowledgments = Xi
Introduction: One Size Doesn't Fit All = 1
The Uniquely Parochial Development of Liberal Democracy = 4
Human Rights for An East Asian Context = 9
Democracy for An East Asian Context = 11
Capitalism for An East Asian Context = 14
A Note on The Culturally Sensitive Approach to Political Theorizing = 17
Part One Human Rights for An East Asian Context
Just War and Confucianism: Implications for The Contemporary World = 23
The Ideal World Versus The Nonideal World = 24
General Confucian Principles of Good Government = 31
Mencius on Just and Unjust War = 35
Implications for Contemporary Societies = 40
Human Rights and ``values in Asia'': Reflections on East-west Dialogues = 52
Trade-offs and Priorities = 55
Asian Justifications for Human Rights = 62
Values in Asia Versus Western Liberalism: Justifiable Moral Differences? = 72
Cross-cultural Dialogues on Human Rights: What Is The Point? = 78
The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights Ngos: Reflections on Dialogues between Practitioners and Theorists = 84
The Challenge of Cultural Conflict = 87
The Challenge of Dealing With Global Poverty = 92
The Challenge of Dealing With States That Restrict The Activities of Ingos = 103
The Challenge of Fund-raising = 107
Implications for Ingos in East Asia = 111
Part Two Democracy for An East Asian Context =
What's Wrong With Active Citizenship? a Comparison of Physical Education in Ancient Greece and Ancient China = 121
Two Ancient Civilizations = 123
Why Compare State-sponsored Physical Education in The Two Ancient Civilizations? = 132
Political Competition and Sports Competition = 134
Commercial Societies, Leisure Time, and The Pursuit of Physical Excellence = 143
Implications for Contemporary East Asian Societies = 146
Taking Elitism Seriously: Democracy With Confucian Characteristics = 152
Political Elitism and Democracy: Two Important Values = 153
Institutionalizing Confucian Democracy = 162
Is Democracy The ``least Bad'' System for Minority Groups? = 180
Some Definitions = 185
Democracy and Nation Building = 190
Implications for Outside Prodemocracy Forces = 202
Democratic Education in a Multicultural Context Lessons from Singapore = 206
Singapore's Political History = 207
Racism in The Classroom? = 211
Inclusive Multiculturalism = 215
Beyond Singapore? = 218
Part Three Capitalism for An East Asian Context =
Culture and Egalitarian Development: Confucian Constraints on Property Rights = 231
On The Selection of Feasible and Desirable Confucian Values for Modern Societies = 234
The Overriding Value of Material Welfare = 237
The Value of Care for Needy Family Members = 243
Exporting Confucianism? = 251
East Asian Capitalism for An Age of Globalization = 255
East Asian Capitalism and Economic Productivity = 259
East Asian Capitalism and Social Welfare = 271
Implications for Public Policy = 278
Justice for Migrant Workers? The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in East Asia = 281
The Political Concerns of Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong and Singapore = 283
Should Foreign Domestic Workers Be Given Equal Rights? = 290
The Role of Culture = 305
Migrant Domestic Workers in Mainland China = 313
Responses to Critics: The Real and The Ideal = 323
Selected Bibliography = 343
Index = 369
Introduction: One Size Doesn't Fit All = 1
The Uniquely Parochial Development of Liberal Democracy = 4
Human Rights for An East Asian Context = 9
Democracy for An East Asian Context = 11
Capitalism for An East Asian Context = 14
A Note on The Culturally Sensitive Approach to Political Theorizing = 17
Part One Human Rights for An East Asian Context
Just War and Confucianism: Implications for The Contemporary World = 23
The Ideal World Versus The Nonideal World = 24
General Confucian Principles of Good Government = 31
Mencius on Just and Unjust War = 35
Implications for Contemporary Societies = 40
Human Rights and ``values in Asia'': Reflections on East-west Dialogues = 52
Trade-offs and Priorities = 55
Asian Justifications for Human Rights = 62
Values in Asia Versus Western Liberalism: Justifiable Moral Differences? = 72
Cross-cultural Dialogues on Human Rights: What Is The Point? = 78
The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights Ngos: Reflections on Dialogues between Practitioners and Theorists = 84
The Challenge of Cultural Conflict = 87
The Challenge of Dealing With Global Poverty = 92
The Challenge of Dealing With States That Restrict The Activities of Ingos = 103
The Challenge of Fund-raising = 107
Implications for Ingos in East Asia = 111
Part Two Democracy for An East Asian Context =
What's Wrong With Active Citizenship? a Comparison of Physical Education in Ancient Greece and Ancient China = 121
Two Ancient Civilizations = 123
Why Compare State-sponsored Physical Education in The Two Ancient Civilizations? = 132
Political Competition and Sports Competition = 134
Commercial Societies, Leisure Time, and The Pursuit of Physical Excellence = 143
Implications for Contemporary East Asian Societies = 146
Taking Elitism Seriously: Democracy With Confucian Characteristics = 152
Political Elitism and Democracy: Two Important Values = 153
Institutionalizing Confucian Democracy = 162
Is Democracy The ``least Bad'' System for Minority Groups? = 180
Some Definitions = 185
Democracy and Nation Building = 190
Implications for Outside Prodemocracy Forces = 202
Democratic Education in a Multicultural Context Lessons from Singapore = 206
Singapore's Political History = 207
Racism in The Classroom? = 211
Inclusive Multiculturalism = 215
Beyond Singapore? = 218
Part Three Capitalism for An East Asian Context =
Culture and Egalitarian Development: Confucian Constraints on Property Rights = 231
On The Selection of Feasible and Desirable Confucian Values for Modern Societies = 234
The Overriding Value of Material Welfare = 237
The Value of Care for Needy Family Members = 243
Exporting Confucianism? = 251
East Asian Capitalism for An Age of Globalization = 255
East Asian Capitalism and Economic Productivity = 259
East Asian Capitalism and Social Welfare = 271
Implications for Public Policy = 278
Justice for Migrant Workers? The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in East Asia = 281
The Political Concerns of Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong and Singapore = 283
Should Foreign Domestic Workers Be Given Equal Rights? = 290
The Role of Culture = 305
Migrant Domestic Workers in Mainland China = 313
Responses to Critics: The Real and The Ideal = 323
Selected Bibliography = 343
Index = 369