The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in its first decade / edited by Yushuo Zheng.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zheng, Yushuo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--1997-.

Hong Kong (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (930 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2007]

Summary:

This book with 24 essays was written by a team of distinguished Hong Kong experts with a unique overview of their respective areas of expertise. A wide range of issues addressing the political, social and economic implications relating to the development of HKSAR was covered.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction: Hong Kong Since Its Return to China: A Lost Decade?

1. Democratic Development in Hong Kong: A Decade of Lost Opportunities

2. Citizens' Evaluations of Legitimacy in Post-colonial Hong Kong: Results of a Longitudinal Study *

3. To What Extent Have Members of the Functional Constituencies Performed the "Balancing Role" in Hong Kong?

4. The Mainlandization and Recolonization of Hong Kong: A Triumph of Convergence over Divergence with Mainland China

5. From Tung Chee-hwa to Donald Tsang: China's Grudging Self-Correction and Policy Re-orientation towards Hong Kong in the Lost Decade

6. Hong Kong in between China and the Great Powers: The External Relations and International Status of Hong Kong after the Chinese Resumption of Sovereignty

7. Hong Kong in the Eyes of the International Community

8. The Economy

9. Hong Kong People's Economic Attitudes 1997-2007

10. Mainland China-Hong Kong Economic Relations

11. From Free Port to Competition: Is Asia's World City Playing Catch-up?

12. Labour and Society

13. Class, Mobility and Social Transformation: Hong Kong Before and After 1997

14. Responding to Poverty, Income Inequality and Social Welfare: The Neo-liberalist Government Versus a Social Investment State

15. The HKSAR's Welfare Policy and Services for the Elderly

16. Outmoded Planning in the Face of New Politics

17. The Environment After 1997

18. From Excitement to Disillusionment: The Lessons of Education Reform in Hong Kong, 1997-2007

19. Housing (1997-2007)

20. Transport Policy

21. Review of the Health System

22. The Radio Phone-in Talk Show as the People's Council in Postcolonial Hong Kong

23. The Catholic Role in Hong Kong SAR's Governance: Past and Present

Authors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

962-937-472-2