University accountability practices in mainland China and Hong Kong: A comparative analysis

This article reports findings from research about the tensions between global commonalities and localised differences in accountability policies and practices in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Based on empirical data, it indicates complex and dynamic interrelationships in globalising processes. There is resentment among academics inboth societies toward the externally derived accountability practices and China and Hong Kong have both failed to strike a balance between the state, markets and universities