This volume argues for the relevance of Confucian policies and institutions for the contemporary world.

Part I. Confucian Perspectives on Democracy: 1. Constitutionalism, Confucian civic virtue, and ritual propriety Hahm Chaihark; 2. The challenges of accountability: implications of the censorate Mo Jongryn; 3. Confucian Democrats in Chinese history Wang Juntao; 4. Mutual help and democracy in Korea Chang Yun-Shik; 5. A pragmatist understanding of Confucian democracy David L. Hall and Roger T. Ames; 6. The case for moral education Geir Helgesen; Part II. Confucian Perspectives on Capitalism: 7. Center-local relations: can Confucianism boost decentralization and regionalism? Gilbert Rozman; 8. Affective networks and modernity: the case of Korea Lew Seok-Choon, Chang Mi-Hye and Kim Tae-Eun; 9. Confucian constraints on property rights Daniel A. Bell; 10. Giving priority to the worst off: a Confucian perspective on social welfare Joseph Chan; Part III. Confucian Perspectives on Law: 11. Mediation, litigation, and justice: Confucian reflections in a modern liberal society Albert H. Y. Chen; 12. Traditional Confucian values and western legal frameworks: the law of succession Lusina Ho; 13. The Confucian conception of gender in the twenty-first century Chan Sin Yee; 14. The Confucian family v. the individual: the politics of marriage laws in Korea; Epilogue: why Confucius now? William Theodore de Bary.