Poverty in the Midst of Affluence : How Hong Kong Mismanaged Its Prosperity, Revised Edition /

Hong Kong is among the richest cities in the world. Yet over the past 15 years, living conditions for the average family have deteriorated. Successive governments have been reluctant to invest in services for the elderly, the disabled, the long-term sick, and the poor, while education has become mor...

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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, 2015
Edición:Revised edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cost and standard of living > China > Hong Kong.
Poverty > 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.

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