Politics and Government in Hong Kong (eBook, ePUB)

Crisis under Chinese sovereignty
Redaktion: Sing, Ming

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the government of Hong Kong since its handover to China in 1997, arguing that Hong Kong has been poorly governed and that this is what lies behind regular mass protests since 2003. It considers the different aspects of these government problems, and assesses prospects for the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134030903
• Artikelnr.: 38261425

Autorenporträt

Ming Sing is Associate Professor at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. His publications include Hong Kong's Tortuous Democratization: a Comparative Analysis (2004), and Hong Kong Government and Politics (2003).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Hong Kong in Crisis under Chinese Sovereignty Ming Sing 1.
Who Can Mobilize Hong Kong People to Protest? A Survey-based Study of Three
Large-Scale Rallies Joseph Man Chan and Francis L. F. Lee 2. Civil
Society's Dual Impetus - Mobilizations, Representations and Contestations
over the First of July March in 2003 Agnes Shuk-mei Ku 3. Governance Crisis
and Social Mobilization of the Christian Churches in Hong Kong Shun-hing
Chan 4. Social Cohesion and Governance Problems in the Tung Chee-hwa Era
Joseph Chan and Elaine Chan 5. Hong Kong at the Crossroads: Public Pressure
for Democratic Reform Ming Sing 6. The Days after the End of the Asian
Miracle: the Budget Crisis of Hong Kong Wilson Wong 7. Social Mobilization,
Blame Avoidance, and Welfare Restructuring in Hong Kong Eliza W.Y. Lee 8.
The External Challenge of Hong Kong's Governance: Global Responsibility for
a World City Lucy M. Cummings and James T.H. Tang 9. Electoral Structures
and Public Opinion in the 2004 Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections
Michael E. DeGolyer 10. An Unexpected Chapter Two of Hong Kong's
Constitution: New Players and New Strategies Benny Y.T. Tai