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.iAbbreviations --- p.iiList of tables and figures --- p.iiiChapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1Plan of the Dissertation --- p.3Chapter Chapter Two --- Demonstrating The Electoral Decline --- p.5The Changing Hong Kong Electorate --- p.5The Electoral Decline of DP --- p.10Aggregate vs. Individual Changes --- p.14The DP Voters --- p.19Chapter Chapter Three --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: Hints From Literature --- p.29Electoral Change in Western Democracies --- p.29Factors of Voting Behavior --- p.35Voting Behavior Studies in Hong Kong --- p.41Chapter Chapter Four --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: A Speculation --- p.48Societal Changes in Hong Kong --- p.49Political Attitudes --- p.54Hypothesis --- p.64Chapter Chapter Five --- Explaining The Electoral Decline: Testing The Hypothesis --- p.65Measurement of Variables --- p.65Findings: Bivariate Analysis --- p.71Findings: Multivariate Analysis --- p.75Chapter Chapter Six --- Conclusion --- p.83The Electoral Decline of DP: The Story in Summary --- p.83Limitations --- p.87At the End --- p.93Bibliography --- p.9