Hong Kongs Governance Under Chinese Sovereignty
Hong Kongs Governance Under Chinese Sovereignty
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Hong Kongs Governance Under Chinese Sovereignty by Brian C H Fong
As a hybrid regime, Hong Kong has been governed by a state-business alliance since the colonial era. However, since the handover in 1997, the transformation of Hong Kong’s political and socio-economic environment has eroded the conditions that supported a viable state-business alliance. This state-business alliance, which was once a solution for Hong Kong’s governance, has now become a political burden, rather than a political asset, to the post-colonial Hong Kong state. This book presents a critical re-examination of the post-1997 governance crisis in Hong Kong under the Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang administrations. It shows that the state-business alliance has failed to function as an organizational machinery for supporting the post-colonial state, and has also served to generate new governance problems. Drawing upon contemporary theories on hybrid regimes and state capacity, this book looks beyond the existing opposition-centered explanations of Hong Kong’s governance crisis. By establishing the causal relationship between the failure of the state-business alliance and the governance crisis facing the post-colonial state, Brian C. H. Fong broadens our understanding of the governance problems and political confrontations in post-colonial Hong Kong. In turn, he posits that although the state-business alliance worked effectively for the colonial state in the past, it is now a major problem for the post-colonial state, and suggests that Hong Kong needs a realignment of a new governing coalition. Hong Kong’s Governance under Chinese Sovereignty will enrich and broaden the existing literature on Hong Kong’s public governance whilst casting new light on the territory’s political developments. As such, it will be welcomed by students and scholars interested in Chinese politics, Hong Kong politics, and governance."Fong’s book makes a considerable contribution to our understanding of the perplexing Hong Kong political environmentHis analysis is based on painstaking research of all the data sources that count: from the local media to official statistics and from polling data to mainland pronouncements. The result is a treasure trove of information which
will make life considerably easier for serious students of Hong Kong politics." - Leo F. Goodstadt, University of Hong Kong, China Information 29(3)
Brian C. H. Fong is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415738286 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415738288 |
| Titel | Hong Kongs Governance Under Chinese Sovereignty |
| Autor | Brian C H Fong |
| Serie | Routledge Research On Social Work Social Policy And Social Development In Greater China |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Routledge |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2014-09-02 |
| Seitenanzahl | 278 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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