Quality of Life of Poor People Living in Remote Areas in Hong Kong

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 435-450

  Wong, Hung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Exclusion; Poverty; Remote area

Indexed keywords

POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 78650728205     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9622-7     Document Type: Article

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