Hong Kong's governance under Chinese sovereignty : the failure of the state-business alliance after 1997 / Brian C.H. Fong.
2015
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Title
Hong Kong's governance under Chinese sovereignty : the failure of the state-business alliance after 1997 / Brian C.H. Fong.
Published
London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Call Number
JQ1539.5.A91 F66 2015
ISBN
9780415738286 (hardback)
0415738288 (hardback)
9781315817477 (e-book)
0415738288 (hardback)
9781315817477 (e-book)
Description
xv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
40024150007
System Control No.
(OCoLC)872654898
Summary
"As a hybrid regime, Hong Kong has been governed by a state-business alliance since the colonial era. However, since the handover in 1997, the transformation of Hong Kong's political and socio-economic environment has eroded the conditions that supported a viable state-business alliance. This state-business alliance, which was once a solution for Hong Kong's governance, has now become a political burden, rather than a political asset, to the post-colonial Hong Kong state. This book presents a critical re-examination of the post-1997 governance crisis in Hong Kong under the Tung Chee-hwa and Donald Tsang administrations. It shows that the state-business alliance has failed to function as an organizational machinery for supporting the post-colonial state, and has also served to generate new governance problems. Drawing upon contemporary theories on hybrid regimes and state capacity, this book looks beyond the existing opposition-centered explanations of Hong Kong's governance crisis. By establishing the causal relationship between the failure of the state-business governing coalition and the governance crisis facing the post-colonial state, Brian C. H. Fong broadens our understanding of the governance problems and political confrontations in post-colonial Hong Kong. In turn, he posits that although the state-business alliance worked effectively for the colonial state in the past, it is now a major problem for the post-colonial state, and suggests that Hong Kong needs a realignment of a new governing coalition"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of figures
xii
List of tables
xiii
pt. I
Governance under hybrid regimes: the case of Hong Kong
1
1.
Governance crisis in post-1997 Hong Kong: in search of a new theoretical explanation
3
The politics of hybrid regimes: the case of Hong Kong
3
The mainstream explanation of legitimacy deficit: the challenges of the democratic opposition under the hybrid regime
18
Going beyond the mainstream explanation: from opposition-centred explanation to a critical analysis of governing coalition building
27
Synthesis of the argument and its theoretical implications: a new theoretical explanation on Hong Kong's governance
32
The research design of this book
37
Conclusion
40
2.
Governance and the state: revisiting the concepts and theories of state capacity
50
The capacity of the state to govern: state capacity defined
50
State capacity as political autonomy
55
State capacity as embedded autonomy
58
State capacity as governed interdependence
59
State capacity as state-society synergy
61
State capacity as forging coalitions
64
An integrated conceptual framework: state capacity as governing coalition building
65
Conclusion
69
pt. II
The legacy of state--business alliance: from the colonial time to the transitional period
71
3.
Reinterpreting governance and state capacity in colonial time: the colonial state-business alliance
73
The nature of the colonial state: an administrative state dominated by bureaucrats
73
The making of the capitalist class: the emergence of British and Chinese merchants
76
State-business relations in colonial times: the formation and evolution of the state-business alliance
79
Governing coalition building in colonial times: how did the state-business alliance contribute to the effective governance in colonial Hong Kong?
82
Conclusion
97
4.
The crafting of the post-1997 state--business alliance: Beijing's governing strategy after 1997
103
The politics of transition and the crafting of the post-1997 political order
104
The making of the post-1997 state--business alliance: the convergence of interests between Beijing and the local capitalist class
106
The rise of a new China-centred stale-business alliance: the co-option of the business sector by Beijing since the 1980s
112
Conclusion
115
pt. III
Missing link between state, business and society: the growing erosion of the intermediary role of business elites after 1997
119
5.
The missing link between state and business: the fragmentation of agents of business interests
121
The end of the traditional business representation system: the changing configuration of the economic and political structures since the 1980s
122
Who can represent the business sector in the post-1997 political-economic order? The underdevelopment of business-oriented political parties
131
Implications of the fragmentation of agents of business interests: the paradox of "strong business representation, weak political support"
142
Conclusion
154
6.
The widening gap between state and society: the growing disconnection of the business sector from the local community
160
The dominant representation of business elites in the advisory bodies after 1997: old wine in a new bottle
160
New challenges for the state-business alliance: the rise of civil society activism
162
Implications of the growing disconnection of the business sector: the widening gap between the post-colonial state and the society
168
Conclusion
174
pt. IV
Uneasy partnership between state and business: the rising power leverage of the business sector in post-1997 Hong Kong
181
7.
Institutionalization of business power under the HKSAR political system: Chief Executive Election Committee and functional constituencies
183
The constitutional design of the post-1997 political system: the making of the state--business alliance
183
Chief Executive Election Committees: institutionalization of business power in the executive branch
185
Functional constituency electoral system and voting-by-group system of the Legislative Council: institutionalization of business power in the legislative process
196
Implications of the institutionalization of business power under the HKSAR political system: the unprecedented power bases for the business sector
201
Conclusion
205
8.
The business sector's direct access to the sovereign state: the close partnership between Beijing and the local capitalists
210
The business sector's institutionalized access to the sovereign state: the National People's Congress and the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
211
Political co-option of the business elites by the local agent of the sovereign state: the united front work of the Central Liaison Office
213
Business sector's increased economic links with the Mainland authorities: Mainland--Hong Kong economic integration and its political implications
218
Implications of the business sector's direct access to the sovereign state: the circumvention activities by the business elites
221
Conclusion
225
pt. V
Rethinking Hong Kong's governance under Chinese sovereignty: from an opposition-centred explanation to a critical analysis of governing coalition building
231
9.
Conclusion: rethinking the governance crisis in post-1997 Hong Kong
233
A new theoretical explanation on the governance crisis in post-1997 Hong Kong: the failure of the state-business alliance
234
Rethinking Hong Kong's governance crisis under Chinese sovereignty: legitimacy deficit or failure of governing coalition building?
243
The way out for Hong Kong's governance: in search of a new political order
248
Comparing Hong Kong with other East Asian hybrid regimes: lessons from the case of Hong Kong and future research agenda
253
Conclusion
256
Epilogue: Hong Kong's governance in the aftermath of the 2012 Chief Executive election: governing coalition built on sand
261
Appendix: interview guidelines
268
Index
270