Poverty in the midst of affluence : how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity / / Leo F. Goodstadt

• Autore: Goodstadt Leo F.
• Pubblicazione: Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: Revised edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.95125
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - China - Hong Kong; Cost and standard of living - China - Hong Kong
• Soggetto geografico: Hong Kong (China) Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Hong Kong is among the richest cities in the world. Yet over the past 15 years, living conditions for the average family have deteriorated. 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. 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, and not the result of economic crises.
• Titolo autorizzato: Poverty in the midst of affluence
• ISBN: 988-8313-09-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459596703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II