Hong Kong's indigenous democracy : origins, evolution and contentions /
"This book argues that Hong Kong has a unique system of democracy, and implies that the previous studies in comparative politics have focused excessively on the procedural aspects of democratization. The case of Hong Kong demonstrates that, substantively speaking, it is already a democracy with...
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| Language: | English |
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2015.
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| Series: | Theories, concepts and practices of democracy.
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Table of Contents:
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- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Uniqueness of Hong Kong Democracy and Its Implications for Comparative Politics
- 1. Historical Origins of the Hong Kong Model of Democracy and Interactions with the China Factor
- 2. The Dual Development of Rule of Law and Judicial Independence
- 3. The Role of Independent Commission Against Corruption, Audit Commission, the Commissioner for Administrative Complaints, and the Equal Opportunities Commission
- 4. Perspectives on the Occupy Central Movement and Implications for Democratization
- 5. The Chief Executive Election and Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy
- 6. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.