Dead Autonomy, A Thousand Cuts or Partial Independence? The Autonomous Status of Hong Kong

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-122

  Rezvani, David A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; China; federacy; Hong Kong; Partially independent territory; political entrenchment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857962854     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2012.634645     Document Type: Article

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