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100	1	0	_aLouis, Augustin-Jean _eauthor
245	0	0	_aIntervention and Development in Hong Kong: Liberalism as Deception
260			_c2004.
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520			_aThe development of Hong Kong has often been explained by the liberal attitude of its government. The article analyses this myth through urban planning policies since the 1950s. A definition of liberalism (on which the authorities rely) is first provided. Then, the heavy influence of government on housing, with indirect subsidy for about half the housing stock in Hong Kong, is assessed. This allowed the promotion of an export-led policy and, later, the growth of a consumer society. Paradoxically, this interventionist attitude did not question the liberal myth, since the modes of public intervention adopted fell outside of the current definition of liberalism. Finally, the changes in terms of urban planning after 1997 have provoked economic strain which Hong Kong has difficulties in overcoming.
690			_aplanning
690			_aHong Kong
690			_aeconomic development
690			_anew industrialised countries
690			_aurbanisation
786	0		_nEspaces et sociétés | o 116-117 | 1 | 2004-03-01 | p. 209-233 | 0014-0481
856	4	1	_uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-espaces-et-societes-2004-1-page-209?lang=en
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