03073oam 2200721I 450 991045932160332120200520144314.01-135-18152-71-135-18153-51-282-59041-397866125904120-203-86196-510.4324/9780203861967 (CKB)2670000000018097(EBL)472465(OCoLC)630534883(SSID)ssj0000418869(PQKBManifestationID)11261432(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418869(PQKBWorkID)10393628(PQKB)11519276(MiAaPQ)EBC472465(PPN)198462239(Au-PeEL)EBL472465(CaPaEBR)ebr10389440(CaONFJC)MIL259041(OCoLC)642819515(EXLCZ)99267000000001809720180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGovernance for harmony in Asia and beyond /edited by Julia Tao. [and others]Abingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (369 p.)Comparative development and policy in Asia series ;7Description based upon print version of record.1-138-99198-8 0-415-47004-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Governance for harmony in East-West traditions -- pt. 3. The quest for harmony in government in Asia -- pt. 4. The quest for harmony beyond Asia : interplay of culture and institution from Confucian and liberal perspectives.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 Comparative development and policy in Asia series ;7.Peace-buildingPeace-buildingAsiaHarmony (Philosophy)Harmony (Philosophy)Religious aspectsAsiaPolitics and government21st centuryElectronic books.Peace-building.Peace-buildingHarmony (Philosophy)Harmony (Philosophy)Religious aspects.327.1/72Tao Julia Lai Po-Wah1946-892381FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910459321603321Governance for harmony in Asia and beyond1992871UNINA