Poverty in the midst of affluence : how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity /

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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 labour productivity. Successive governments have been reluctant to invest in services for the elderl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodstadt, Leo F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : HKU Press, [2014]
Edición:Revised edition.
Temas:
Poverty > China > Hong Kong.
Cost and standard of living > China > Hong Kong.
Pauvreté > Chine > Hongkong.
Coût et niveau de la vie > Chine > Hongkong.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Cost and standard of living
Economic history
Poverty
Hong Kong (China) > Economic conditions.
China > Hong Kong
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Introduction: Pain, Panic and Poverty; 1. Crisis Economics: Private Profits, Public Pain; 2. The Business of Government: Less Politics, No Welfare; 3. Housing: Unending Crisis; 4. Social Reforms: Too Little, Too Late; 5. Social Reforms: The New Poverty; 6. The Undeserving Poor; 7. An Absence of Advocates: How the 'Welfare' Lobby Lost Its Voice; Conclusions: History Repeats Itself; Bibliography; Index.

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