ASIA'S RISING MIDDLE CLASS

In: The national interest, Band 38, S. 46-50

Abstract

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, MULTI-PARTY POLITICS, AN END TO CORRUPTION, A FREER PRESS, ENIVRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP AND OTHER THINGS AS WELL, CAN BE SEEN EMERGING ON THE EAST ASIAN SCENE. THE INVISIBLE HAND GUIDING THIS CHANGE IS A SELF-CONFIDENT, AND INCREASINGLY ARTICULATE MIDDLE CLASS. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES THE CHARACTER OF THE NEW BOURGEOISISE, HOW TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE, AND, THE ASIAN WAY. IT ARGUES THAT THIS CHANGE REPRESENTS THE ANXIOUS AND OFTEN PROACTIVE ATTEMPT BY A VIRTUOUS MANDARINATE TO MAINTAIN HARMONY, BALANCE, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A WORLD THAT ALWAYS THREATENS TO DISSOLVE INTO DERACINATING UNCERTAINTY.