Abstract
This paper reviews results of different researches on Hong Kong’s poverty problem in the 1990s and suggests the level of benefit of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (CSSA) is not adequate to raise the poor out of poverty but creates and maintains a poverty trap for the recipients. The paper argues that the residual approach of the government’s welfare philosophy is a failure rather than a success in fighting against poverty. © 2000 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 86-100 |
| Journal | Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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