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Title
Contrived Laissez-Faireism : the politico-economic structure of British colonialism in Hong Kong / Fujio Mizuoka.
ISBN
9783319697932 (electronic book)
3319697935 (electronic book)
9783319697925
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
DS796.H757
Dewey Decimal Classification
951.2505
Summary
This book analyses neo-liberal economic policy in Hong Kong and its relationship to British colonial governance. Using historical, political, and economic examples, the author argues that the growth and stability experienced by Hong Kong in the post-WWII/pre-1997 era was a direct result of policies enacted by the British in an effort to maintain colonial dominance in an era of decolonization rather than the independent workings of the free market. The book works through examples of policies employed by the British in Hong Kong, such as the creation of artificial scarcity in colonial land policy, the construction of large-scale public housing and the Mass Transit Railway System, and education policy that favored competition. Challenging long-accepted narratives, this book draws a direct line between market fundamentalism and direct colonial control. As such, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of economics, political science, history, and those studying the Asia-Pacific region.-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed March 29, 2018).
Series
Political economy of the Asia Pacific.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Neo-Liberalism and Political Domination: The Laissez-faire in British Colonialism
Chapter 2: History of Space Subsumption in Hong Kong
Chapter 3: Class, Ethnicity and Space in the Post-War Squatter Problem of Hong Kong
Chapter 4: Post-War Industrialization and Crown Land Policies in the Development of Kwun Tong
Chapter 5: The Making of the Underground Railway System in Hong Kong under Neo-Liberalism: 1965-1985
Chapter 6: International Boundaries and the Restructuring of Class Relations
Chapter 7: Contrived Competition in Education
Conclusion.
