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Article: More or less? Welfare provision amidst economic downturn - the Hong Kong experience
Title | More or less? Welfare provision amidst economic downturn - the Hong Kong experience |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Developmental State Hong Kong Shared Responsiblity Of Welfare |
Issue Date | 2011 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17516234.asp |
Citation | Journal Of Asian Public Policy, 2011, v. 4 n. 1, p. 4-17 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Hong Kong has experienced the historic transfer from a British colony to a special administrative region of China in 1997 and faced the challenges of Asian economic crisis in 1997-1998, the first incidence of 'bird flu' and the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003. All these have aggravated the economic downturn. The government, in the wake of these challenges, has devised remedial measures in social welfare, yet painstakingly maintaining its low profile, as it is restrained constitutionally by both its mini-constitution and its adherence to liberal market economy. These characterize a 'developmental state' or 'productivist state'. The government had selectively devoted more resources in pro-market social policies but less in social security for a marginalized group. However, the government has to strive for a proper balance among individual, employer and state responsibilities in fund contribution. This balance is also couched upon the dynamic interaction between economic and social developments. © 2011 Taylor & Francis. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172266 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.525 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chui, E | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ko, L | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T06:21:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T06:21:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal Of Asian Public Policy, 2011, v. 4 n. 1, p. 4-17 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1751-6234 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172266 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Hong Kong has experienced the historic transfer from a British colony to a special administrative region of China in 1997 and faced the challenges of Asian economic crisis in 1997-1998, the first incidence of 'bird flu' and the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003. All these have aggravated the economic downturn. The government, in the wake of these challenges, has devised remedial measures in social welfare, yet painstakingly maintaining its low profile, as it is restrained constitutionally by both its mini-constitution and its adherence to liberal market economy. These characterize a 'developmental state' or 'productivist state'. The government had selectively devoted more resources in pro-market social policies but less in social security for a marginalized group. However, the government has to strive for a proper balance among individual, employer and state responsibilities in fund contribution. This balance is also couched upon the dynamic interaction between economic and social developments. © 2011 Taylor & Francis. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17516234.asp | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Asian Public Policy | en_US |
dc.subject | Developmental State | en_US |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | en_US |
dc.subject | Shared Responsiblity Of Welfare | en_US |
dc.title | More or less? Welfare provision amidst economic downturn - the Hong Kong experience | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chui, E: ernest@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chui, E=rp00587 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/17516234.2011.574957 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-80052290568 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052290568&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 17 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000214338100002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chui, E=7004905061 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ko, L=37661651000 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1751-6242 | - |