Patron-Client Politics and Elections in Hong Kong Paperback / softback
by Bruce Kam-kwan Kwong
Part of the Routledge Contemporary China Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
The study of patron-client politics is new to the study of Hong Kong political science.
This book examines whether patron-client relations are critical to the electoral victory of candidates; how the political elites cultivate support from clients in order to obtain more votes during local elections; and tests the extent to which whether patron-client relations are crucial in order for candidates to obtain more ballots during elections. Covering patron-client politics and public administration in Hong Kong; the electoral dynamics including the Chief Executive elections and the Legislative Council elections; the cooptation of key elites by using patron-client mechanism; the study of the committees and elites who have been politically co-opted; the appointment mechanisms that have played a crucial role in patron-clientelism; and finally the China factor in the entire processes and politics of patron-client politics. Bruce Kwong finds that the better candidates cultivate patron-client relations, the greater their chance of winning the election; and the smaller the size of the electoral constituency, the greater the impact of patron-client relations.
Finally, the book stresses the role of Beijing as a powerful patron shaping the Hong Kong Chief Executive and the latter’s clients and analyzes the political implications and long-term consequences of patron-client politics in Hong Kong.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 75 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/03/2013
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- ISBN:9780415836814
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 75 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415836814
