This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by HAULMAN, C. A. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Asia-Pacific Economic Links and the Future of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is closely linked to both China and the United States. This article discusses Hong Kong's economy and the effects that Sino-American relations will have on Hong Kong as the new Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic. It provides a critique of both the pessimistic and the optimistic views of Hong Kong's future: Hong Kong will prosper because China will ensure its success, or Hong Kong will suffer from China's political control. Analysis of the economic factors suggests that the territory is likely to fare quite well in the years following the transition. Nonetheless, the potential effect of political changes in China, the possibility of troubles in Sino-American relations, and the difficulty of reforming China's economy and integrating it into that of the world are some of the factors suggesting that the long-term outlook appears less favorable.

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 547, No. 1, 153-164 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0002716296547001013


CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?