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1 online resource (369 pages) |
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Comparative Development and Policy in Asia, 7 |
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Comparative Development and Policy in Asia, 7
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1 Why governance for harmony?; Part II: Governance for harmony in EastWest traditions; 2 The Confucian conception of harmony; 3 Harmony as a guiding principle for governance; 4 Harmony in government; Part III: The quest for harmony in government in Asia; 5 Harmony, conformity or timidity?: Singapore's overachievement in the quest for harmony; 6 Harmony in governmentsociety governance: Problems, challenges and prospects in Malaysia |
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7 Risks in adopting modernization as the way to build a harmonious society in modern China8 Governance for harmony: Challenges for public service delivery reform in China and Vietnam; 9 Restoring governability in HongKong: Managing plurality and joining up governance; Part IV: The quest for harmony beyond Asia: Interplay of culture and institution from Confucian and liberal perspectives; 10 Open politics and disharmony; 11 Disharmony and civil society: A view from Latin America; 12 Consensual but n |
| Summary |
Examines the idea of harmony, and its place in politics and governance, both in theory and practice, in Asia, the West and elsewhere. This work explores and analyses the meanings, components, dimensions and methodologies of harmony as a normative political ideal in both Western and Asian philosophical traditions |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Harmony (Philosophy)
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Harmony (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects.
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Peace-building -- Asia
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Peace-building.
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Harmony (Philosophy)
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Harmony (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects.
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Peace-building.
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Asia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheung, Anthony B. L. (Anthony Bing-leung), 1952-
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Painter, Martin, 1947-
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Li, Chenyang
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| ISBN |
9780203861967 |
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0203861965 |
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