Thursday, August 07, 2008
Replacing Managed Pluralism
The Washington Post's John Pomfret has come up with a turn of phrase to describe how the Beijing government maintains political control while permitting a zone of personal freedom: the Kung fu masters' approach—concentrate on controlling the pressure points.
It is a useful analogy--and why the easy division of the world into "free" and "not free" can miss the point.
It's also a more catchy turn of phrase than the one I use: managed pluralism.
It is a useful analogy--and why the easy division of the world into "free" and "not free" can miss the point.
It's also a more catchy turn of phrase than the one I use: managed pluralism.
