Authoritarian Co-optation in the Age of Globalisation: Evidence from Hong Kong

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 182-209

  Wong, Stan Hok Wui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

authoritarian politics; capital mobility; Hong Kong politics; political connections; regime survival; special interest groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859811136     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2012.668348     Document Type: Article

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