Hong Kong’s Indigenous Democracy

Origins, Evolution and Contentions

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Sonny Lo

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Part of the The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy book series (PSTCD)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xi

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Introduction: The Uniqueness of Hong Kong Democracy

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Pages 1-33
Historical Origins of the Hong Kong Model of Democracy and Interactions with the China Factor

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Pages 34-58
The Dual Development of Rule of Law and Judicial Independence

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Pages 59-87
The Role of Independent Agencies for Horizontal Accountability

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Pages 88-103
Perspectives on the Occupy Central Movement

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Pages 104-137
The Chief Executive Election and Hong Kong’s Indigenous Democracy

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Pages 138-149
Conclusion

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Pages 150-159
Back Matter
Pages 160-186

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Introduction

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.

Keywords

Indigenous democracy democratization Occupy Central Movement Hong Kong Hong Kong politics umbrella movement corruption democracy executive politics Tradition

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Sonny Lo
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1.Department of Social SciencesHong Kong Institute of EducationHong Kong

Bibliographic information

DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137397140
Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
eBook Packages Palgrave Social Sciences Collection
Print ISBN 978-1-349-56286-2
Online ISBN 978-1-137-39714-0
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