The quality of life of Hong Kong's poor households in the 1990s: Levels of expenditure, income security and poverty

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 411-440

  Wong, Hung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Hong Kong; Poor households; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INCOME; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 19544394988     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-8030-2     Document Type: Article

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