The economic future of Hong Kong
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The economic future of Hong Kong
(GSIS monograph series in world affairs)
L. Rienner Publishers , Hong Kong University Press, 1990
Available at 12 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
The leadership of the People's Republic of China has opted not to treat the 1997 landmark change of sovereignty in Hong Kong as essentially irrelevant, but to take concrete steps toward incorporating Hong Kong into the Chinese body politic before the end of the 20th century. Miron Mushkat explores the likely ramifications of the "one country, two systems" formula that the Chinese have devised for Hong Kong, attempting to identify the possible paths along which the local economy may be propelled in the next decade or two. The emphasis throughout the book is on economic futures, because - the spate of political reforms in the territory notwithstanding - Mushkat continues to perceive Hong Kong largely as a business conglomerate headed by a board of directors, rather than as a full-fledged polity, and because there is a tendency among people residing there to define welfare primarily in economic terms. Political and social issues, however, are addressed as well. The author is quick to point out that, given the volatility of the Hong Kong environment, a substantial divergence between extrapolations based on the status quo and future events is highly probable.
That does not, however, detract from the value of the "optimistic", "pessimistic", and "trend" scenarios that he provides.
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