Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy [electronic resource] : Origins, Evolution and Contentions /
Lo, Sonny Shiu Hing.author.
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.
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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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Political sociology.
Democracy.
Ethnology-Asia.
United States-Politics and government.
Political science.
Political Sociology.
Democracy.
Asian Culture.
US Politics.
Political Science.