The decline of the Democratic Party: how and why?
Tsang Chun Wing. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves [98-103]). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Acknowledgement --- p.i ; Abbreviations --- p.ii ; List of tables and figures --- p.iii ; Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Plan of the Dissertation --- p.3 ; Chapter Chapter Two --- Demonstrating The Electoral Decline --- p.5 ; The Changing Hong Kong Electorate --- p.5 ; The Electoral Decline of DP --- p.10 ; Aggregate vs. Individual Changes --- p.14 ; The DP Voters --- p.19 ; Chapter Chapter Three --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: Hints From Literature --- p.29 ; Electoral Change in Western Democracies --- p.29 ; Factors of Voting Behavior --- p.35 ; Voting Behavior Studies in Hong Kong --- p.41 ; Chapter Chapter Four --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: A Speculation --- p.48 ; Societal Changes in Hong Kong --- p.49 ; Political Attitudes --- p.54 ; Hypothesis --- p.64 ; Chapter Chapter Five --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: Testing The Hypothesis --- p.65 ; Measurement of Variables --- p.65 ; Findings: Bivariate Analysis --- p.71 ; Findings: Multivariate Analysis --- p.75 ; Chapter Chapter Six --- Conclusion --- p.83 ; The Electoral Decline of DP: The Story in Summary --- p.83 ; Limitations --- p.87 ; At the End --- p.93 ; Bibliography --- p.98