东亚国民文化特质与经济发展

本文在探讨东亚地区国民文化特质形成背景的基础上,着重分析了日本,亚洲“四小龙”的国民文化特质在其地区发展中的作用,并指出其对我国在发展现代化经济过程中应重视提高国民文化素质的启示。

THE NATIONAL CULTURAL QUALITIES IN EAST ASIA AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Facts have shown that the shaping of the national cultural qualities in moden East Asia lies essentially in inheriting,developing and transforming the cultural tradition of the region and at the same time in absorbing and assimilating cultural and science from the West. These nationalcultural qualities are precisely the human hots on which this region depends for its economic growth. The recent developments in Japan and the "four tigers" have borne this out. On the one hand, the impact of the traditional culture is strongly felt: weight on national education, adherence to social ethics and moral values , and emphasis on the sense of responsibility and mission unity, coordination and team work. On the other, science and technology, economic theories and business administration are objects of pursuit among many people in these countries. Obviously suchnational cultural qualities provide the indispensable pre- requisite and basis for the economic development in Japan and the"al four tigers" and play an ensuring and accelerating role in their continuous growth. The cases of Japan and the "four tigers" have given China much food for thought. China should do more to upgrade the national cultutal qualities in the course of hermodermization.