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- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Copyright
- Copyright © by the University of California Press
- ISSN
- 0004-4687
- eISSN
- 1533-838X
- DOI
- 10.1525/as.2008.48.2.323
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract This article examines how the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government squares the welfare circle. Because of the constrained institutional pathway of the established welfare system, the government is not successful in either reducing public expenditures or raising taxes. The article argues that it is important to look into the role of institutional design in the management of public expectations.
Journal
Asian Survey – University of California Press
Published: Mar 1, 2008
Keywords: squaring the welfare circle , governance , welfare state , managing public expectations , welfare institutions