Social development in Hong Kong: Development issues identified by Social Development Index (SDI)

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 535-551

  Chua, Hoi Wai ^a   Wong, Anthony K W ^a   Shek, Daniel T L ^b  

^a Hong Kong Council of Social Service   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Balanced development; Hong Kong; Social development; Social development index; Social indicators

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 75749106557     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9525-7     Document Type: Article

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