Repositioning the Hong Kong Government

by Chiu, Stephen Wing-Kai; Wong, Siu-Lun

• ISBN13: 9789888083503
• ISBN10: 9888083503
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-30
• Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr

Summary

The relationship between government and society in Hong Kong has become an intensely debated topic as the complexities of governance grow and the old strategies of consensus building without genuine public participation fail to satisfy. Increasingly interventionist, yet lacking democratic credentials, the Hong Kong SAR government finds itself more and more limited in its capacity to implement policies and less able to rely on traditional allies. A society dissatisfied with old forms of governance has become ever more ready to mobilize itself outside of the formal political structures. This collection of studies by leading scholars examines the Hong Kong government's efforts to reposition itself in the economy and society under the pressures of globalization, economic and political restructuring and the rise of the civil society. Drawing on changing theoretical conceptions of state, market and citizenship and on comparisons with other Asian economies, Repositioning the Hong Kong Governmentoffers new interpretations of the problems of governance in Hong Kong and puts forward positive suggestions for resolving them.

Author Biography

Stephen Wing-kai Chiu is associate director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Siu-lun Wong is former director of the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

Series foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Repositioning the post-colonial Hong Kong government: The interplay of state, market and society	p. 1
What will the twenty-first-century developmental state look like? Implications of contemporary development theory for the state's role	p. 23
State-market realignment in post-crises East Asia: From GNP developmentalism to welfare developmentalism?	p. 45
Eclectic corporation and state interventions in post-colonial Hong Kong	p. 63
Governance crisis and changing state-business relations: A political economy perspective	p. 91
The development of citizenship in Hong Kong: Governance without democracy	p. 123
Civil society organizations and local governance in Hong Kong	p. 147
Housing policy at a crossroad? Re-examining the role of the Hong Kong government in the context of a volatile housing market	p. 165
The role of government in managing cross-boundary co-operation between Hong Kong and mainland China	p. 187
Notes	p. 219
References	p. 235
Index	p. 253
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