POVERTY IN A RICH SOCIETY

Hong Kong has remained a wealthy financial hub but its income inequality is greater than that in any developed economy. The growing unequal income distribution and poverty in Hong Kong have aroused public concern. This book brings together some of Hong Kong’s and the U.K.’s leading experts to examine poverty in Hong Kong from three perspectives: (1) public understanding of poverty, and the extent of poverty and social exclusion in Hong Kong society, (2) poverty and health as well as child poverty and educational opportunities in Hong Kong, and (3) effectiveness of poverty alleviation measures in Hong Kong. On this basis, this book advances the theory and practice of poverty and social exclusion measurement, and will inspire comparative research and policy analyses for better policy initiatives.

This collection was inspired by the Poverty and Social Exclusion in Hong Kong project funded by the Research Grants Council and the UK Economic and Social Research Council.

Maggie K. W. Lau is research associate professor in the Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.


David Gordon is professor of social justice and the director of the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol.