Poverty in the Midst of Affluence: How Public Policies Mismanaged Hong Kong's Prosperity : How Hong Kong Mismanaged Its Prosperity /

Hong Kong is among the richest cities in the world. Yet over the past 15 years living conditions for the average family have deteriorated despite a robust economy, ample budget surpluses and record labor productivity. Successive governments have been reluctant to invest in services for the elderly,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodstadt, Leo F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Poverty > China > Hong Kong.
Cost and standard of living > China > Hong Kong.
Hong Kong (China) > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : pain, panic and poverty
  • Crisis economics : private profits, public pain
  • The business of government : less politics, no welfare
  • Housing: unending crisis
  • Social reforms : too little, too late
  • Social reforms : the new poverty
  • The undeserving poor
  • An absence of advocates : how the 'welfare' lobby
  • Lost its voice
  • Conclusions : history repeats itself
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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