The Tolerance of Informality

• Preface; 1. Religious land use as litmus test; 2. China's religious property over time; 3. Mosques and Muslim cemeteries: a multi-actor, endogenous game; 4. Places of worship: the mosques; 5. Muslim cemeteries for urban hui; 6. The innumerable shades of tolerance; Appendix; References.

'The biggest disadvantage that the Western mind has in the 21st century is that it tends to think in black and white categories: liberal or illiberal; democratic or autocratic; and so on. However, that is not how the Asian mind works. This is why the Tolerance of Informality is very timely. It suggests that Asian societies may be equally or more tolerant than Western societies. Such an idea is unthinkable for many in the West. This is why they should read carefully this work to open new possibilities in their minds.' Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute NUS, former President of the United Nations Security Council, and author of Living the Asian Century