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Democratization in Hong Kong--and China? / Lynn T. III White.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (275 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626375383
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.95125 23
LOC classification:
  • JQ1539.5.A91 W55 2016eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Can Comparative Democratization Theory Help Explain Hong Kong’s Politics? -- 2 Exploring Fears of Asset Redistribution -- 3 Exploring British and Chinese Legacies -- 4 Exploring the Impact of Modern Wealth -- 5 Exploring Elite Decisions -- 6 Exploring Social Protests -- 7 Exploring International Norms -- 8 Could Further Democratization in Hong Kong Affect China? -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Hong Kong and its relationship with China make for a uniquely intriguing study in democratization. What has hindered or caused greater popular sovereignty in Hong Kong? Over what time period and under what conditions could further democratization occur? Addressing these questions through the lens of comparative democratization theories, Lynn White explores Hong Kong’s complicated politics—and how further democratization in Hong Kong could affect China.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Can Comparative Democratization Theory Help Explain Hong Kong’s Politics? -- 2 Exploring Fears of Asset Redistribution -- 3 Exploring British and Chinese Legacies -- 4 Exploring the Impact of Modern Wealth -- 5 Exploring Elite Decisions -- 6 Exploring Social Protests -- 7 Exploring International Norms -- 8 Could Further Democratization in Hong Kong Affect China? -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Hong Kong and its relationship with China make for a uniquely intriguing study in democratization. What has hindered or caused greater popular sovereignty in Hong Kong? Over what time period and under what conditions could further democratization occur? Addressing these questions through the lens of comparative democratization theories, Lynn White explores Hong Kong’s complicated politics—and how further democratization in Hong Kong could affect China.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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