POLS 3255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Developmentalism, Asian Values, Cronyism

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3255
• Professor: Glenn Goshulak

Document Summary

Universalism: humanity comes before culture and traditions. 1993 bangkok declaration: document signed involving asian countries and their concerns regarding human rights. (1) this gave an alternative to the western perspective (universalism vs. Culturalism). (2) asian values lie within family, hard work, and respect for law. (3) asian societies putting more emphasis on social and economic rights than political rights (community takes precedence over individual rights). Asian values argue western states are trying to influences their values on. Any universalism value is an attack against their culture. Confucianism: promotes the centrality of the family but also the responsibilities of individual and their duties to their family. The emphasis on economic development and society over individual rights is the difference between asian states and western states and their liberalism and democracy. Developmentalism: until prosperity is achieved (society as a whole), democracy is an unaffordable luxury. Critique: (1) biased conesus since asian values ignore many societies within.