Hong Kong Public Budgeting: Historical and Comparative Analyses

Disclaimer
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Why Study Hong Kong Public Budgeting
	How to Study Hong Kong Public Budgeting
	Structure of This Book
	Bibliography
Part I: Historical Analyses
	Chapter 2: Budgetary Institutions
		Formation of the Colonial Budgetary Institutions
			Fiscal Conservatism
			Fiscal Autonomy
		Codification Under the 1983 Public Finance Ordinance
		Constitutionalization Under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the 1990 Basic Law
		Conclusion
		Bibliography
	Chapter 3: Budgetary Decision-Making
		Bureaucratic Bargaining Model Before the 1980–1990s
		Pluralistic Bargaining Model Since the 1980–1990s
			The Cases of 1991 and 1992 Budgets
			The Case of 2003–2004 Budget
			The Case of 2011–2012 Budget
		Conclusion
		Bibliography
Part II: Comparative Analyses
	Chapter 4: Budget Openness
		Research Context
		Research Case Background
			Hong Kong: A Fiscally Autonomous Entity
			Macao: Another Fiscally Autonomous Entity
			Taiwan: A De Facto Regime with Full Fiscal Independence
		Research Design
			Mapping the Regime Trajectories
			Studying the State of Budget Openness at Critical Moments of Democratization
		Research Findings and Discussion
			Other Potential Explanations
		Conclusion
		Bibliography
	Chapter 5: Budget Oversight
		Research Context
		Research Case Background
			Most-Similar-System Comparison of Hong Kong and Macao
			Fiscal Autonomy and Oversight Institutions in Hong Kong and Macao
		Research Design
		Research Findings and Discussion
			Research Findings: Similar Oversight Institutions, Different Oversight Practices
			Discussion: Why and How the Base of Opposition Politics Matters
		Conclusions
		Bibliography
	Chapter 6: Budget Allocation
		Research Context
		Research Case Background
			Most-Similar-System Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore
			The Public Budgeting Systems of Hong Kong and Singapore
		Research Design
		Research Findings
			Vertical Comparison of Budgetary Demand in Hong Kong
			Vertical Comparison of Budgetary Demand in Singapore
			Horizontal Comparison of Budgetary Demand Between Hong Kong and Singapore in Their Deficit Years
			Horizontal Comparison of Budgetary Demand Between Hong Kong and Singapore in Their Surplus Years
			Testing the Correlation Between Budgetary Demand and Budgetary Output
		Observations and Explanations
		Conclusion
		Bibliography
Appendices: Profiles of Hong Kong Public Budgeting
	Annual Budget Cycle
	Government Accounts
	Government Estimates
	Glossary of Terms
	Financial Statistics
Bibliography