儒家文化对东亚经济发展的双重影响

The Dual Influence of Confucian Culture on East Asia's Economic Development

东亚地区在文化传统上与儒学有着深厚的渊源关系。儒家传统作为一种文化积淀 ,已深深地影响、制约着它所辐射的国家和地区。儒家文化虽然有它的博大精深之处 ,有些道德理想和价值观念在现代化的冲击下进入和成为符合现代市场经济的观念体系 ,并在东亚经济发展的初期发挥了积极的作用 ,但就其文化模式和观念体系而言 ,它毕竟是封建社会的产物 ,其负面影响不可避免。东亚各国的经济发展既有儒家文化的内在动因 ,当然还有西方现代理性文化的影响和催发。

From a cultural perspective, Northeast Asia is closely related with Confucianism, which as a cultural tradition, influences and constrains the nations and regions within its reach. Despite its extensive and profound aspects, some of moral and value concepts in Confucianism have been changed under the trend of modernization and become an essential part of the conceptual system of the modern market economy. It plays a very positive role in Northeast Asia's economic development. However, as a fruit of feudalism, it has its negativity in terms of the cultural model and conceptual system. Therefore its negative influence also exists. Generally speaking, the economic development of Northeast Asia may be attributed to both the inner pushing force of Confucianism and the influence and prompting of modern Western Rationalism.