(De-)Familialization Effect of State Welfare: A Comparative Approach to the National Health Insurance Programs in South Korea and Taiwan
In: 사회과학연구, Volume 21, Issue 2, p. 38-86
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In: 사회과학연구, Volume 21, Issue 2, p. 38-86
In: Social studies: a periodical for teachers and administrators, Volume 79, Issue 4, p. 161-164
ISSN: 2152-405X
In: Asian perspective, Volume 11, Issue 2, p. 301-331
ISSN: 2288-2871
In: Global economic review, Volume 30, Issue 4, p. 83-111
ISSN: 1744-3873
In: Journal of east Asian studies, Volume 11, Issue 2, p. 171-196
ISSN: 2234-6643
Confucianism has been considered mainly to have had a negative influence on capitalistic development since Max Weber's theory on non-Western societies became widespread. However, in this article, we champion the positive role of Confucianism and attempt to explain Confucianism as providing fundamental "significance" to social development by imbuing it with religious significance. We present the self-sacrificing work ethic and zeal for education that characterizes Confucianism as having become the foundation for Korea's economic growth. In particular, we examine the religious significance inherent in the Confucian value of "filial piety" and illustrate how the value came to be a powerful economic motivator during the process of industrialization. The religious tendency of filial piety, which attempts to "remember" and "represent" one's ancestors, acted as an important spiritual ethos in Korea's social development centered on economic growth. Filial piety did not stop at being an ethical standard; it was the fundamental basis for macrosocial dynamism that was closely linked to the development of capitalism in Korea.
In: Journal of east Asian studies, Volume 11, Issue 2, p. 171-196
ISSN: 1598-2408
In: Confucianism for the Modern World, p. 201-217
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