Memo #93
Pitman Potter’s recent book, Law, Policy, and Practice on China’s Periphery: Selective Adaptation and Institutional Capacity, examines the Chinese government’s policies and practices for relations with the Inner Periphery areas of Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, and the Outer Periphery areas of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Management of the periphery has long been a priority of a Chinese state confronting complex problems of sovereignty, security, society, and development. The book makes the case that a shift from maintaining control to creating community would contribute to Chinese governance in the periphery and elsewhere.
Part 1 – Origins of the Book (1:51 min)
Part 2 – The Idea of China’s Periphery (2:05 min)
Part 3 – China’s Law and Policies (1:19 min)
Part 4 – The Significance of China’s Periphery (1:34 min)
Part 5 – A Doucai Porcelain Metaphor (2:12 min)
About the Author:
Pitman Potter – HSBC Chair in Asian Research (previously, the Hong Kong Bank Chair in Asian Research) at the Institute of Asian Research at The University of British Columbia. He’s also a Professor of Law.
Link:
- Law, Policy, and Practice on China’s Periphery: Selective Adaptation and Institutional Capacity, Book by Pitman Potter, October 2010
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