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In this article, we compare Chinese and western notions of need, by look ing at the theoretical underpinnings of need in western and Chinese moral thought. We do so, first, by outlining a theory of need developed by Doyal and Gough (1984, 1991), second, by examining the notion of autonomy, third, by considering social obligations, and, fourth, by look ing at the social construction of need. We conclude by arguing for a con sideration of a theory of need based upon Confucian principles of con nectedness.

part PART I Introduction -- chapter 1 Why governance for harmony? -- part PART II Governance for harmony in East–West traditions -- chapter 2 The Confucian conception of harmony -- chapter 3 Harmony as a guiding principle for governance -- chapter 4 Harmony in government -- part PART III The quest for harmony in government in Asia -- chapter 5 Harmony, conformity or timidity? Singapore's overachievement in the quest for harmony -- chapter 6 Harmony in government–society governance: problems, challenges and prospects in Malaysia -- chapter 7 Risks in adopting modernization as the way to build a harmonious society in modern China -- chapter 8 Governance for harmony: challenges for public service delivery reform in China and Vietnam -- chapter 9 Restoring governability in Hong Kong: managing plurality and joining up governance -- part PART IV The quest for harmony beyond Asia: interplay of culture and institution from Confucian and liberal perspectives -- chapter 10 Open politics and disharmony -- chapter 11 Disharmony and civil society: a view from Latin America -- chapter 12 Consensual but not Confucian: resolving the paradox of consensual politics in Scandinavia -- chapter 13 Harmony through network governance? -- chapter 14 Can the Confucian way lead us out of the paradox of trust in democracy? -- chapter 15 Propriety, law and harmony: a functional argument for the rule of virtue -- chapter 16 Xunzi's vision of society: harmony by justice -- chapter 17 Concordia versus pax: the impact of Eastern governance for harmony on Western peace concepts.

Harmony has become a major challenge for modern governance in the twenty-first century because of the multi-religious, multi-racial and multi-ethnic character of our increasingly globalized societies. Governments all over the world are facing growing pressure to integrate the many diverse elements and subcultures which make up modern pluralistic societies. This book examines the idea of harmony, and its place in politics and governance, both in theory and practice, in Asia, the West and elsewhere. It explores and analyses the meanings, mechanisms, dimensions and methodologies of harmony as.

Beginning in the 1990s, China has completed two phases of emission trading pilots. In this paper we assess China's pilot programme and analyze how it has been constrained by major problems in three areas of governance capacities: state, policy, and administrative capacities. These problems reflect deeper and more profound dilemmas of market transition experienced by the Chinese government in the past three decades. The dilemmas have resulted in the development of a 'state-led' pseudomarket, instead of a full and 'autonomous' market, for emission trading in China. It is evidently clear that China still faces many challenges in establishing a market for emission trading which require strengthening its governing capacity in order to address effectively the issues of the rule of law, independent regulation, information disclosure, and public accountability.

A public sample of Hong Kong Chinese (N= 167) rated the levels of threat of 25 environmental hazards and gave quantitative judgments to six risk characteristics for each hazard. It was found that women, older participants, and less educated individuals found the hazards to be more threatening to the environment than did men, younger participants, and more educated individuals, respectively. A new spatial model emerged from a principal component analysis carried out on responses to six risk characteristics. Instead of replicating the well‐documented factors of unknown risk versus dread risk, we found a structure defined by a known and dread risk factor and a controllable risk factor. Findings were discussed in light of potential influences of the Confucian heritage on the perception of risks among Hong Kong Chinese.

Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously -- Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Take Confucian Ethics Seriously? -- Chapter 1: What It Means to Take Chinese Ethics Seriously -- Chapter 2: The Handling of Multiple Values in Confucian Ethics -- Chapter 3: Humanity or Benevolence?: The Interpretation of Confucian Ren and Its Modern Implications -- Chapter 4: East Asian Conceptions of the Public and Private Realms -- Chapter 5: Trust Within Democracy: A Reconstructed Confucian Perspective -- Chapter 6: A Defense of Ren-Based Interpretation of Early Confucian Ethics -- Chapter 7: Is Sympathy Naive?: Dai Zhen on the Use of Shu to Track Well-Being -- Chapter 8: The Nature of the Virtues in Light of the Early Confucian Tradition -- Chapter 9: The Values of Spontaneity -- Contributors -- Index.