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Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy : Origins, Evolution and Contentions / by Sonny Shiu Hing Lo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lo, Sonny Shiu Hing., Author.
- Series:
- The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy, 2947-4477
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political sociology.
- Political science.
- Ethnology--Asia.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- America--Politics and government.
- America.
- Political Sociology.
- Political Science.
- Asian Culture.
- American Politics.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Sociology.
- Political Science.
- Asian Culture.
- American Politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a unique contribution to the study of democratization in Hong Kong, with chapters including the legal tradition in Hong Kong, the features of Hong Kong's indigenous democracy, the 2014 Umbrella Movement, and the evolution of the Chief Executive election.
- Contents:
- Cover ; Half-Title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Uniqueness of Hong Kong Democracy; 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 Agencies for Horizontal Accountability; 4 Perspectives on the Occupy Central Movement; 5 The Chief Executive Election and Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137397140
- 1137397144
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