The Economic Roots of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong: Globalization and the Rise of China

ISBN-13: 9780367355845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str.

Louis Augustin-Jean; Anthea H. y. Cheung

Opis

This book examines the ways in which Hong Kong's changing position within global capitalism was the catalyst for the Umbrella Movement, stressing the role of economic and social factors, as opposed to political and constitutional issues.

Spis treści

1. The Institutional Context: The Main Principles of "One Country, Two Systems" and the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Decision 2. The Bumpy Road of Hong Kong Economy between China and Globalization, and the Disenchantment of the Youth 3. China and Globalization Forces in the Rise of Inequality and the Prospects for Educated Youth 4. Closing the Loop: Oligopolistic Hong Kong – the Local Economy in the Shadow of the Competition Ordinance and Taxation Policies Conclusion