Poverty in the midst of affluence :: how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity /
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 labor productivity. Successive governments have been reluctant to invest in services for the elderly,...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 labor productivity. 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 more elitist. The political system has helped to entrench a mistaken consensus that social spending is a threat to financial stability and economic prosperity. In this trenchant attack on government mismanagement, Leo Goodstadt traces how officials have created a "new poverty" in Hong Kong and argues that their misguided policies are both a legacy of the colonial era and a deliberate choice by modern governments -- not the result of economic crises. This book is highly relevant to the continuing debate about the efficiency of market forces in solving welfare "problems" and the claims put forward for the superiority of the private sector in meeting housing, health and educational needs |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-260) and index. |
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| contents | 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 -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| spelling | Goodstadt, Leo F., author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKJMhfTmy8JQcrmMhpVmd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97017031 Poverty in the midst of affluence : how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity / Leo F. Goodstadt. How Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013] 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-260) and index. 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 -- Bibliography -- Index. 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 labor productivity. 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 more elitist. The political system has helped to entrench a mistaken consensus that social spending is a threat to financial stability and economic prosperity. In this trenchant attack on government mismanagement, Leo Goodstadt traces how officials have created a "new poverty" in Hong Kong and argues that their misguided policies are both a legacy of the colonial era and a deliberate choice by modern governments -- not the result of economic crises. This book is highly relevant to the continuing debate about the efficiency of market forces in solving welfare "problems" and the claims put forward for the superiority of the private sector in meeting housing, health and educational needs Print version record. Poverty China Hong Kong. Cost and standard of living China Hong Kong. Hong Kong (China) Economic conditions. Pauvreté Chine Hongkong. Coût et niveau de la vie Chine Hongkong. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics General. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Reference. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Cost and standard of living fast Economic history fast Poverty fast China Hong Kong fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvt6xv8pV6CJd3DMttxjC has work: Poverty in the midst of affluence (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGbYbTCd3kXPGVCWwMvQHK https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Goodstadt, Leo F. Poverty in the midst of affluence. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013] 9789888208210 (OCoLC)855706002 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=638994 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Goodstadt, Leo F. Poverty in the midst of affluence : how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity / 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 -- Bibliography -- Index. Poverty China Hong Kong. Cost and standard of living China Hong Kong. Pauvreté Chine Hongkong. Coût et niveau de la vie Chine Hongkong. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics General. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Reference. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Cost and standard of living fast Economic history fast Poverty fast |
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| topic | Poverty China Hong Kong. Cost and standard of living China Hong Kong. Pauvreté Chine Hongkong. Coût et niveau de la vie Chine Hongkong. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics General. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Reference. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE General. bisacsh Cost and standard of living fast Economic history fast Poverty fast |
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