Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty: Social development and a land (re)development regime

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 341-361

  Tang, Wing Shing ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Beijing Olympic torch relay; China; Corruption; Cost of living; Hong Kong; Human Development Index; Index of Economic Freedom; Land redevelopment; Quality of life; Real estate; Rental prices; Social development; Urban development

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; LAND USE PLANNING; PRICE DETERMINATION; REDEVELOPMENT; RENTAL SECTOR; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOVEREIGNTY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING;

ASIA; BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48249148711     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.49.3.341     Document Type: Article

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