"This book considers ethical culture in East Asia, examines the impact it has had on economic and social transformation, and explores what effect it might have on solving current problems. It views the ethical culture of East Asia, that is the beliefs, values and practices that define East Asian...

1. Culture, ritual and economic style -- 2. The Chinese ritual economy as historical type -- 3. Institutions, ideas and ritual in the modern Chinese political economy -- 4. Local state, ritual and territorial competition -- 5. The ritual foundations of markets -- 6. Chinese enterprise,...