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1 online resource (240 pages) |
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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? |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 to examine poverty in Hong Kong from three perspectives: (1) public understanding of poverty, and the extent of poverty and social exclusion in Hong Kong society, (2) poverty and health as well as child poverty and educational opportunities in Hong Kong, and (3) effectiveness of poverty alleviation measures in Hong Kong. On this basis, this book advances the theory and practice of poverty and social exclusion measurement, and will inspire comparative research and policy analyses for better policy initiatives. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Poverty -- China -- Hong Kong.
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Poverty. |
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China -- Hong Kong. |
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Poor -- China -- Hong Kong.
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Poor. |
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Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gordon, David, 1959-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lau, Maggie. Poverty in a Rich Society : The Case of Hong Kong. Hong Kong : The Chinese University Press, ©2017 9789629967888 |
| ISBN |
9789882377141 (electronic book) |
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9882377149 (electronic book) |
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962996788X (Trade Cloth) |
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9789629967888 |
| Standard No. |
9789629967888 |
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