TY - BOOK AU - Goodstadt,Leo F. TI - Poverty in the midst of affluence: how Hong Kong mismanaged its prosperity SN - 9789888208227 AV - HC470.3 .G66 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Hong Kong PB - Hong Kong University Press KW - Cost and standard of living KW - China KW - Hong Kong KW - Hong Kong (China) KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliography (pages [241]-266) and index N2 - 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.--Back cover ER -