Rethinking Meritocracy: Imperial Principles for Contemporary Times
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Meritocracy is a highly individualistic and competitive organization of society, in some ways more in line with capitalism than it is with a Confucian society of harmonious relationships. Yet, meritocracy together with Confucianism has sustained East Asian societies from imperial times to the present. I argue that losing the Confucian element would lose meritocracy its viability today. With the challenges of globalization, multiculturalism, and liberalism, there is a need to rethink Confucianism and imperial principles in contemporary meritocracies, if these societies want to continue to sustain economic growth and social stability.
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Name(s)
Author: Lim, Andrew
Thesis advisor: Angle, Stephen
Date
April 15, 2010
Extent
134 pages
Language
eng
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Physical Form
electronic
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In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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ir:555