Eclectic corporatism and state interventions in post-colonial Hong Kong
Eclectic corporatism and state interventions in post-colonial Hong Kong
This chapter outlines the transformation of governance in Hong Kong since the colonial era. It seeks to debunk the myth of Hong Kong's colonial laissez-faire policy as the result of ideological adherence to the free market, arguing instead that it resulted from a carefully forged strategy of legitimizing colonial rule. After 1997, the state form of Hong Kong changed as a consequence of decolonization, democratization and economic restructuring. Continued efforts to incorporate new political elites into the state machinery have an eclectic, increasingly fragmented, corporatist structure. A type of 'organizational feudalism' leads to ad hoc and particularistic interventions by the government.
Keywords: Governance, Hong Kong, Colonialism, Decolonization, Laissez faire, Free market, Corporatism, Organizational feudalism, Intervention, Legitimacy
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