Hong Kong
The Perils of Semidemocracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William H Overholt (0000-0002-7283-3525, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 5-18 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2001.0078 |
| OpenAlex | W2055373005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 1 |
At the time of Hong Kong's 1997 transition from British to Chinese rule, the world saw the city as a laissez-faire enclave that took care of itself, while an able but mostly hands-off civil service did minor maintenance. A successful transition would mean little more than a changing of the guard, with local functionaries replacing colonial functionaries. There was, in this widely held view, no need for any larger reform of the economy or polity
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2023 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |