Widening Income Distribution in Post-Handover Hong Kong

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Hon-Kwong Lui, Lui Hon-Kwong
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138910362
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91036-2
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Development economics and emerging economies, economic forecasting