Uneasy Partners : The Conflict between Public Interest and Private Profit in Hong Kong

Goodstadt, Leo F.

ISBN 10: 9622097332 / ISBN 13: 9789622097339

Verlag: Hong Kong University Press (2005), Hong Kong, 2005

Beschreibung

24x15cm, 337 pp. Contents: The Colonial Culture & Its Siege Mentality; Colonial Rule & Its Political Constraints; The Struggle for Autonomy; The Diplomatic Battles; In Place of Democracy - A Privileged Elite; Government & Business - A Rewarding Alliance; The Business of Corruption; The Triumph of Chinese Capitalism; The Hongkong Bank - The Ultimate Survivor; The Shanghainese - Colonial Allies, Colonial Heirs; Conclusions: The Ideal Constitutents. Bookplate. Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 024883

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Titel: Uneasy Partners : The Conflict between ...

Verlag: Hong Kong University Press (2005), Hong Kong

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Einband: orig. boards

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This book goes on beyond the British departure and explains how the Chinese Government's decision to retain the political system of the colonial era handicapped the new leadership in responding to the changing political and social expectations of the community.