现实与神话:东亚中产阶级与政治转型

Reality and Myth: Middle Class in East Asia and Political Transition

东亚中产阶级最凸显的特征就是对威权政府的依附性,故其在社会政治转型中意识形态上表现出既要求改革又趋向保守的矛盾品格;在价值取向上重个体利益、轻社会责任,具有机会主义倾向;在社会态度上对发展和效率的关注超过民主和进步,要求秩序而不是公正、平等。其虽在一定范围内参与了国家政治生活,但政治民主化明显落后于社会经济发展,还未能构成成熟的公民社会,离西方理论宣扬的中产阶级是社会“稳定器”、“安全阀”、“平衡轮”的“神话”还很远。

Because of middle class with the most outstanding feature in East Asia is the dependency for authoritative government, in ideology aspect it not only demands reform but also inclines to conservatism, and on value-orientation satisfies individual benefit but social responsibility, and possesses the tendency of opportunism. On social attitude it pays attention to development and efficiency to exceed democracy and advance, and asks order but justice and equality in political transition of society. Although Middle class in East Asia has participated in national political life, its democratic politics is obviously behind of economical development in the society, and hard to form mature citizen society, it is far away from the myth of ＂instrument of social stability＂,＂safe valve＂ and ＂balanced wheel＂that the western theory advocates .