1. Introduction 2. Economic Growth and Income Distribution 3. Economic Restructuring and Rising Income Inequality 4. The Effects of the Expansion of Tertiary Education 5. The Redistributive Effect of Public Housing Policy 6. Poverty and the Working Poor 7. Immigrants and Natives 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks
Biography
LUI Hon-Kwong received his Ph.D. in economics from The University of Hong Kong and is now Associate Professor at the Department of Marketing and International Business at Lingnan University. He is the author of four books and has published articles in leading and highly respected journals, including Management Science, Urban Studies, Human Relations, Economic Inquiry, and Journal of International Marketing, among many others. Moreover, he has published over 120 commentaries in major newspapers. He has been frequently interviewed by media and invited as guest speaker on various live TV and radio programmes.
'…To conclude, I would recommend Lui's work to all who want to do something for the poor in Hong Kong, and I am certain that the book will serve well as a solid basis for fruitful discussions on income inequality in the years ahead.' —Nelson Chow, Professor, University of Hong Kong
