To the issue of the Confucian factor in the genesis of capitalism in China

The article analyses the role of the Confucianism in the development of capitalism in post-1978 China. Classical approach of Max Weber, one the one hand, and the number of researchers working from the 1960s, on the other, seemingly come to the opposite conclusions. Several characteristics of Chinese culture, Confucian in its origins - clan-like structure of society and lack of constructivist ethical attitude towards the universe can serve both as an obstacle to capitalistic development and as a support for it. According to the authors, this contradiction may be resolved by tying Confucian working ethics to the three-factor system of capitalistic development composed of ethical motivation, economical motivation and overseeing administrative system.