{"product_id":"hong-kong-public-budgeting-historical-and-comparative-analyses-hardcover","title":"Hong Kong Public Budgeting: Historical and Comparative Analyses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian C. H. Fong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a comprehensive, scholarly account of Hong Kong Public Budgeting, spanning from the pre-1997 British rule to the post-1997 Chinese rule. Transcending the existing comparative budgeting studies which are either central-government focused or symmetric local-government focused, this book presents Hong Kong Public Budgeting as a distinctive case of territorial autonomy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt offers historical and comparative analyses of Hong Kong Public Budgeting, tracing the evolution of budgetary institutions and budgetary decision-making and examining the critical issues of budget openness, budget oversight, and budget allocation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of key interest to scholars and students of comparative budgeting studies. It will also be an excellent text for public budgeting instructors and students in East Asia and Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a treasure. It illustrates the uniqueness of the Hong Kong budgetary system, but more importantly, convincingly places it in a comparative context-- a distinctive case of territorial autonomy. The book is a must-have for the classroom adoption of any teaching related to Hong Kong politics or budgetary system.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Professor Wang\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eXiaohu\u003c\/b\u003e, City University of Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What adds value to the book is its historical-comparative analysis of budget openness, oversight institutions and practices, and deficit\/surplus politics as observed in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Singapore, in the perspective of territorial autonomy. Breaking new ground in understanding some trends and issues, and making reference to the latest international studies and methodologies, this book is theoretically vigorous and of relevance to the worldwide research in comparative budgeting as well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung\u003c\/b\u003e, The Education University of Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a comprehensive, scholarly account of Hong Kong Public Budgeting, spanning from the pre-1997 British rule to the post-1997 Chinese rule. Transcending the existing comparative budgeting studies which are either central-government focused or symmetric local-government focused, this book presents Hong Kong Public Budgeting as a distinctive case of asymmetric territorial autonomy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of key interest to scholars and students of comparative budgeting studies. It will also be an excellent text for public budgeting instructors and students in East Asia and Hong Kong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrian C.H. Fong \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor and Associate Director of The Academy of Hong Kong Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is also the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Studies Reader Series\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian C.H. Fong \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor and Associate Director of The Academy of Hong Kong Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong. Specialized in great-power competition, democratization, and identity politics, he has produced more than 70 publications including a number of articles in top SSCI journals.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Studies Reader Series\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 165\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44718057750663,"sku":"9789811653629","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/zgy2PR3389789811653629.webp?v=1779681027","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hong-kong-public-budgeting-historical-and-comparative-analyses-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}