The Hollow State and Private Governance: Local Privatization of Political Processes through Homeowner Associations Jill L. Tao Associate Professor University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Incheon, South Korea and Barbara C. McCabe Associate Professor University of Texas, San Antonio Paper prepared for presentation at CMS7, 7 th Annual International Critical Management Studies Conference, Naples, Italy, July 11-13, 2011. All opinions expressed in the paper are those of the authors. Please do not cite without permission. If errors or omissions are discovered, please notify Dr. Christopher Stream at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.