Poverty in the midst of affluence : how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity / Leo F. Goodstadt.
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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HKU Press,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- 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.