Poverty and the Unequal Society in Hong Kong
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2021
Summary
Hong Kong is a dynamic city, but the contrast between the well-off and the poor is stark. In the 1980s and 1990s, and to a lesser extent in this century, luxury brand bag-toting women can often be seen walking past beggars on the sidewalks of busy streets. Poverty has always existed in the city. Where else can we find it there and is it getting worse? Does it matter? Inequality has been steadily increasing from 1976. Poverty makes people more vulnerable and corruptible, whether to choosing ba…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789814914048 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9814914045 |
| Author: | Gary Lai |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Gary Lai
Gary Lai is an economist whose writing has appeared in the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), the Daily Caller (USA), the Toronto Star, and the Daily Monitor (Uganda), among other publications, on topics ranging from Aboriginal employment in British Columbia to girls’ education in Hong Kong.
Gary’s interest in poverty issues led him to found the anti-poverty campaign TKO Poverty at Columbia University in 2005. Gary received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Southern California and a Master of Economics from the University of Hong Kong. He also attended the University of British Columbia Allard School of Law and Columbia University. Lai was shortlisted for a Chevening Scholarship and was nominated for a JCI Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 2016.
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