Uneasy partners : the conflict between public interest and private profit in Hong Kong /
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Hong Kong University Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- against great odds
- Ch. I. The colonial culture and its siege mentality
- Ch. II. Colonial rule and its political constraints
- Ch. III. The struggle for autonomy
- Ch. IV. The diplomatic battles
- Ch. V. In place of democracy
- a privileged elite
- Ch. VI. Government and business
- a rewarding alliance
- Ch. VII. The business of corruption
- Ch. VIII. The triumph of Chinese capitalism
- Ch. IX. The Hongkong Bank
- the ultimate urvivor
- Ch. X. The Shanghainese
- colonial allies, colonial heirs
- Conclusions
- the ideal constituents.