Hong Kong From Britain to China Political Cleavages, Electoral Dynamics and Institutional Changes

Sommario

Contents: Introduction; Historical setting: the state and the society; The rise of the centre-periphery cleavage; State expansion and consumption cleavage; Development and alignment of political forces; The embryonic electoral market in the 1990s; Institutional design and conflict management; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Pang-Kwong, Li

Riassunto

This title was first published in 2000:  Li Pang-Kwong offers a new perspective on the analysis of the transitional Hong Kong politics. Adopting the cleavage approach, the author examines both the voters choice and the effectiveness of existing institutional arrangements in solving political conflicts.

Testo aggiuntivo

’...a book whose value transcends the normal range of electoral studies and it deserves to be read by all those concerned about the nature and evolution of politics in Hong Kong.’ Professor Michael Yahuda, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK ’...[has] something far more to offer than the mere analysis or interpretation of survey’s/polling results...’ Journal of Contemporary China

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: LI Pang-Kwong, Pang-Kwong Li
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.10.2017
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781138700376
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70037-6
• Numero di pagine: 292
• Serie: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Public administration / Public policy, Sino-British relations, democratic transition, voter behaviour Hong Kong, postcolonial electoral systems research, institutional conflict management, political cleavages theory, Basic Law analysis