Fiscal freedom and the making of Hong Kong's capitalist society

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Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-294

  Goodstadt, Leo F ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

autonomy; economic growth; Hong Kong; laissez faire; taxation; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149403798     PISSN: 0920203X     EISSN: 1741590X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0920203X10378471     Document Type: Article

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