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Local autonomy in action: Beijing's Hong Kong and Macau Policies
Lokale Autonomie in Aktion: Pekings Hongkong- und Macao-Politik
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Abstract "This paper investigates how Beijing governs its two special administrative regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau through leverages on their local autonomy. First, a conceptual analysis of local autonomy will be provided. Local autonomy is more than a zero-sum game between the central and local auth... view more
"This paper investigates how Beijing governs its two special administrative regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau through leverages on their local autonomy. First, a conceptual analysis of local autonomy will be provided. Local autonomy is more than a zero-sum game between the central and local authorities over how much power should be granted or taken from the local authorities; it also concerns the space for cultural expression and the use of local customs in public administration. Second, the degree of local autonomy in Hong Kong and Macau will be critically examined. On paper, both SAR governments are able to freely make decisions on a wide range of policies. In practice, however, Beijing has the absolute authority to override the decisions of Hong Kong and Macau. It is argued that the autonomy in cultural expression can compensate for the institutional constraints on the two SARs' decision-making power and is thus able to alleviate public discontent - as long as the constraints do not conflict with the people's core values and ways of life." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
China; Hong Kong; Macao; autonomy; political activity; political relations; political development; political domination; social policy; administration; decision making; organization; policy of expansion; Far East; developing country; Asia
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Economic Policy
Method
applied research; descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 29-54
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 42 (2013) 3
Issue topic
Local autonomy and welfare policy in greater China
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works