09535. CULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA: THE ROLE OF NEO-CONFUCIAN VALUES IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. Explores the relationship between Confucian culture and its traditional values, and the striking economic growth that has taken place in the newly-industrialized nations of East Asia over the last several decades. Argues that Confucian values represent the basic foundation for the new work ethic of entrepreneurialism and 'benevolent' government-guided capitalism in the high-growth nations of East Asia. 19 pages, 35 footnotes, 15 bibliographic sources.