Hong Kong Economic, Social, and Political Studies in Development, with a Comprehensive Bibliography

This title was first published in 1979: Hong Kong's successful transformation from traditional entrepot economy into a major industrial city-state and an important financial centre in the fr East has often been acclaimed as one of the 'economic miracles' in the history of the modern world. Within the thirty years, the per capita income has increased about 13 times (reaching nearly US $ 3,000 in 1978) and ranked third in the entire Far East region, second only to Japan and Singapore, while Hong Kong's total exports multiplied 11 times ranking 20th in the whole world. in A collection of essays exploring the economic growth and structural change, including features if the Chinese family; population and housing problems; a study of material gains and impact on life-satisfaction.

I. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE Hong Kong's Model of Economic Development, Small Factory in Economic Development: The Case of Hong Kong, Employment Relations in Hong Kong: Traditional or Modem? II. SOCIAL DYNAMICS Material and Non-Material Conditions and Life Satisfaction of Urban Residents in Hong Kong, Family Structure and Processes in Hong Kong, "The Socially Malnourished Generation": An Anatomy of the Self-Image of a Student Population in Hong Kong, III POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS Political Stability and Change in Hong Kong, Recent Trends in Government and Industry Relationship in Hong Kong, Housing Development and Housing Policy in Hong Kong, Analysis and Projection of Hong Kong's Public Finance IV. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Exports and Employment in Hong Kong, Foreign Investment in Hong Kong, Trade Barriers and Export Promotion: The Hong Kong Example, V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Economic, Social and Political Studies on Hong Kong, VI. APPENDICES

Tzong-Biau Lin (Author) , Pui-Leung Rance Lee (Author) , Udo Ernst Simonis (Author)