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Zusatztext '?To conclude! I would recommend Lui's work to all who want to do something for the poor in Hong Kong! and I am certain that the book will serve well as a solid basis for fruitful discussions on income inequality in the years ahead.' -Nelson Chow! Professor! University of Hong Kong"Nonetheless! Widening Income Distribution in Post-Handover Hong Kong provides a detailed account of the change in income inequality over a long period of time and provides a solid foundation for future inquiry into inequality in Hong Kong." -Asian Pacific Economic Literature! Volume 28! Issue 2! 2014 Informationen zum Autor LUI Hon-Kwong received his Ph.D. in economics from The University of Hong Kong and is now Associate Professor at the Department of Marketing and International Business at Lingnan University. He is the author of four books and has published articles in leading and highly respected journals! including Management Science! Urban Studies! Human Relations! Economic Inquiry! and Journal of International Marketing! among many others. Moreover! he has published over 120 commentaries in major newspapers. He has been frequently interviewed by media and invited as guest speaker on various live TV and radio programmes. Zusammenfassung Before the handover to China in 1997, Hong Kong’s economic growth was very strong and the unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.2 per cent. In recent years, the widening income dispersion in Hong Kong has caught public attention. This book investigates the economic development and changes in income distribution of Hong Kong from different perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Economic Growth and Income Distribution 3. Economic Restructuring and Rising Income Inequality 4. The Effects of the Expansion of Tertiary Education 5. The Redistributive Effect of Public Housing Policy 6. Poverty and the Working Poor 7. Immigrants and Natives 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks ...
