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Poverty in a Rich Society : The Case of Hong Kong /
Hong Kong has remained a wealthy financial hub but its income inequality is greater than that in any developed economy. The growing unequal income distribution and poverty in Hong Kong have aroused public concern. This book brings together some of Hong Kong's and the U.K.'s leading experts...
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Hong Kong :
The Chinese University Press,
2017.
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Table des matières:
- Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: My Experience Researching Poverty overthe Past 35 Years; Chapter: 3Poverty in Hong Kong; Chapter 4: Setting the Poverty Line: Policy Implicationsfor Squaring the Welfare Circle in Hong Kong; Chapter 5: Health Inequality in Hong Kong; Chapter 6: Enhancing Global Competitiveness andHuman Capital Management:Does Education Help Reduce Inequalityand Poverty in Hong Kong?
- Chapter 7: Is Social Capital as Important as HumanCapital in Child Poverty Alleviation?Chapter 8: Is Poverty Eradication Impossible?A Critique on the Misconceptions of theHong Kong Government; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Index.