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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971356903321

Autore

Lo Sonny Shiu Hing

Titolo

Hong Kong's Indigenous Democracy : Origins, Evolution and Contentions / / by Sonny Shiu Hing Lo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015

ISBN

9781137397140

1137397144

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy, , 2947-4477

Classificazione

POL003000POL007000POL030000

Disciplina

320.45125

Soggetti

Political sociology

Political science

Ethnology - Asia

Culture

America - Politics and government

Political Sociology

Political Science

Asian Culture

American Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.