This text examines how the former British colony has been governed and the reasons for its economic success. It contains insights into the nature of leadership under pressure. The governorship of Hong Kong provided Patten with a unique vantage point from which to view the developments in the Far East over the last five years: few Westerners have had more intimate dealings with the Chinese, or experienced more closely at first-hand how the region really works. Patten discusses the controversial relationship between political freedom, social order and economic prosperity in Asia and the West, and dismisses talk of a coming clash of civilizations' between East and West as misguided and alarmist.
- ISBN10 0002559188
- ISBN13 9780002559188
- Publish Date 1 January 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 August 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Language English