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Trade, Industrial Restructuring and Development in Hong Kong (Hardcover)
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Trade, Industrial Restructuring and Development in Hong Kong (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia
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In about 40 years, Hong Kong has, against all odds, developed from
a relatively obscure entrepot into a thriving industrial and
financial economy of world renown. While such a complete
metamorphosis constitutes an intriguing story, what of its future?
Challenges of creeping, if not steadily proliferating, mercantilist
forces and changing international division of labour aside, the
capitalist city-economy of Hong Kong is now faced with the problem
of changing governance. In all conscience, the future of Hong Kong,
especially its post-1997 destiny as a free-market economy, as many
have argued, hangs in the balance.;Focusing on relationships
concerning trade in manufactures, industrial restructuring and
economic development against a background of data, this book offers
an examination of the evolution and characteristics of Hong Kong's
postwar economy in a historical and comparative perspective, its
symbiotic connection with South China in the light of China's
open-door policy since late 1970s, as well as a thoughtful
assessment of its current turning point.; Despite its emphasis on
the economy of Hong Kong, this book has a broader objective - to
contribute to the debate on alternative
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