East and west : the last governor of Hong Kong on power, freedom and the future /

Patten, Chris

East and west : the last governor of Hong Kong on power, freedom and the future / Chris Patten - London, United Kingdom : Macmillan Publishing Company, c1998 - 340 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The last governor -- Hong Kong's "fatal" years -- Colonial questions -- Tiger talk -- Asian values -- Freedom and the market -- New world-old lessons -- How to make money -- China and the West -- Back to the future.

Patten examines how the former British colony has been governed and the reasons for its enormous economic success. He also discusses the controversial relationship between political freedom, social order and economic prosperity in Asia.

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EAST AND WEST

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