This book offers a novel and parsimonious framework to help
understand Hong Kong’s lengthy democratic transition by analyzing
the electoral dynamics of the city’s competitive authoritarian
political system, where pro-Beijing and pro-democracy parties have
struggled to keep each other in check. The author demonstrates how
a relatively liberal media environment has shaped the electoral
incentives of the opposition and the pro-establishment elite
differently, which has helped the latter improve its basis of
electoral support. The political explanation the book puts forward
seeks to shed new light on why many autocracies are interested in
regularly holding elections that are considered somewhat
competitive. This book will be of great interest not only to
specialists in comparative studies of democratization, but also to
all those concerned with Hong Kong’s democratic transition.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer Verlag, Singapore
|
| Country of origin: |
Singapore |
| Release date: |
October 2016 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Stan Hok-Wui Wong
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
180 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-981-10-1354-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
981-10-1354-3 |
| Barcode: |
9789811013546 |
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