Repositioning the Hong Kong Government: Social Foundations and Political Challenges

by Stephen Wing-kai Chiu (Editor), Siu-lun Wong (Editor)

Overview

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. 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 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 civil society. Drawing on changing theoretical conceptions of state, market and citizenship, Repositioning the Hong Kong Government offers new interpretations of the problems of governance in Hong Kong and puts forward positive suggestions for resolving them. Repositioning the Hong Kong Government will be essential reading for scholars, students and policy-makers with an interest in Hong Kong society and politics, and to scholars of East Asian societies, globalization, and state-society relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789888083503
Publisher:	Hong Kong University Press
Publication date:	04/06/2012
Series:	Hong Kong Culture and Society Series
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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 vii

Acknowledgements ix

List of contributors xi

Introduction 1

Repositioning the post-colonial Hong Kong government: The interplay of state, market and society Stephen Wing-kai Chiu 1

1 What will the twenty-first-century developmental state look like? Implications of contemporary development theory for the state's role Peter B. Evans 23

2 State-market realignment in post-crises East Asia: From GNP developmentalism to welfare developmentalism? Alvin Y. So Stephen Wing-kai Chiu 45

3 Eclectic corporation and state interventions in post-colonial Hong Kong Ma Ngok 63

4 Governance crisis and changing state-business relations: A political economy perspective Tai-lok Lui Stephen Wing-kai Chiu 91

5 The development of citizenship in Hong Kong: Governance without democracy Agnes Shuk-mei Ku 123

6 Civil society organizations and local governance in Hong Kong Eliza Wing-yee Lee 147

7 Housing policy at a crossroad? Re-examining the role of the Hong Kong government in the context of a volatile housing market James Kin-ching Lee 165

8 The role of government in managing cross-boundary co-operation between Hong Kong and mainland China Peter Tsan-yin Cheung 187

Notes 219

References 235

Index 253

Editorial Reviews

This edited volume prompts a rethink of Hong Kong’s governance crisis under Chinese sovereignty. [...It] highlights the relevance of statist theories in broadening our understanding of contemporary Hong Kong’s governance. The book is therefore an essenti

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