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1 online resource (xv, 277 pages .) |
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Routledge research on social work, social policy and social development in greater China ; 2 |
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Routledge research on social work, social policy and social development in greater China ; 2.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Part I Governance under hybrid regimes: the case of Hong Kong; 1 Governance crisis in post-1997 Hong Kong: in search of a new theoretical explanation; The politics of hybrid regimes: the case of Hong Kong; The mainstream explanation of legitimacy deficit: the challenges of the democratic opposition under the hybrid regime; Going beyond the mainstream explanation: from opposition-centred explanation to a critical analysis of governing coalition building |
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Synthesis of the argument and its theoretical implications: a new theoretical explanation on Hong Kong''s governanceThe research design of this book; Conclusion; 2 Governance and the state: revisiting the concepts and theories of state capacity; The capacity of the state to govern: state capacity defined; State capacity as political autonomy; State capacity as embedded autonomy; State capacity as governed interdependence; State capacity as state-society synergy; State capacity as forging coalitions; An integrated conceptual framework: state capacity as governing coalition building; Conclusion |
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Part II The legacy of state-business alliance: from the colonial time to the transitional period3 Reinterpreting governance and state capacity in colonial time: the colonial state-business alliance; The nature of the colonial state: an administrative state dominated by bureaucrats; The making of the capitalist class: the emergence of British and Chinese merchants; State-business relations in colonial times: the formation and evolution of the state-business alliance |
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Governing coalition building in colonial times: how did the state-business alliance contribute to the effective governance in colonial Hong Kong?Conclusion; 4 The crafting of the post-1997 state-business alliance: Beijing''s governing strategy after 1997; The politics of transition and the crafting of the post-1997 political order; The making of the post-1997 state-business alliance: the convergence of interests between Beijing and the local capitalist class; The rise of a new China-centred state-business alliance: the co-option of the business sector by Beijing since the 1980s; Conclusion |
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Part III Missing link between state, business and society: the growing erosion of the intermediary role of business elites after 19975 The missing link between state and business: the fragmentation of agents of business interests; The end of the traditional business representation system: the changing configuration of the economic and political structures since the 1980s; Who can represent the business sector in the post-1997 political-economic order? The underdevelopment of business- oriented political parties |
| Summary |
"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 governing coalition 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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Dong, Jianhua, 1937-
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Tsang, Donald, 1944-
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Dong, Jianhua, 1937- fast |
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Tsang, Donald, 1944- fast |
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Business and politics -- China -- Hong Kong
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Representative government and representation -- China -- Hong Kong
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
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Business and politics
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Politics and government
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Representative government and representation
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Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005498
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China -- Hong Kong
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1317813804 |
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9781317813804 |
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1322102163 |
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9781322102160 |
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9781315817477 |
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1315817470 |
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