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Confucian Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism in Korea: The Significance of Filial Piety

In: The Korean Economic Developmental Path

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  • Woo-Young Choi
  • Hye Suk Wang

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Max Weber (1930[1920]) presented a remarkable analysis of the social effects of religious values. In this sociological canon, Weber indicated that value orientation in Protestant Christianity contributed to the formation of a “diligent” work ethic, which characterized modern Western capitalism. However, Weber went on to say that the spontaneous development of capitalism could not be found in non-Western societies for the reason that religious values imbuing economic motives for development were missing (Bellah, 1957). A typical example cited was Confucian culture in China (Weber, 1951[1920]), but Korean society was not an exception (Tu, 1991; Cha S.-H., 1992; Park S.-H., 1994).

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  • Woo-Young Choi & Hye Suk Wang, 2013. "Confucian Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism in Korea: The Significance of Filial Piety," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Seok-Choon Lew (ed.), The Korean Economic Developmental Path, chapter 0, pages 25-46, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-34729-9_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137347299_2
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