this sense Confucian familial traditions can be effective in achieving those ends; for example utilizing family savings or credit from relatives as well as space otherwise available for family living in other words the 'family model' applied to larger economic pursuits. However; how are these pursuits reconciled with the official party ideology of Marxism-Leninism? Recent developments in China such as the re-emergence of multiple means of ownership and production, the stock exchanges and other capitalist developments can not be justified in terms of official party ideology. Thus, according to Chan, the "political and economic policies being pursued in Deng's China necessitated another rationale for its legitimization…it would seem that Confucianism has been once again called upon to fulfil this need.7 In addition other "Confucian States" are pointed to as examples of economic success without any regard given to the reality of what their development entailed. There is a further irony in this calling up or re-inventing of Confucianism to serve the purpose of the government. A recent book published by He Quinglian, entitled "China's Pitfall" examines how Deng Xiaoping's urban reforms has essentially led to benefiting a limited number of people , who thanks to their position (usually within the party), have plundered the public good - the savings of the masses and the environment. Through what she has called the "marketization of power" there has been an increase in the number and rip-offs and sordid means to achieve wealth as well an increase in corruption. In her view this process has led to an abandonment of responsibility and political cronyism. In her words. "the championing of money as a value has never before reached the point of holding all moral rules in contempt" and the "economic good faith [of China] has been compromised".8 This added with the family orientated consumerism, the creation of a 'neuveaux rich', increased emph...
