... ratio human capital expatriates in HK public expenditures on education education ageing population human capital Mainland China immigration waves mobile populations Recent studies have demonstrated how changes in the demographic structure have a profound impact on the economy. Bloom et al...

...The idea that economic development can help alleviate poverty is at the heart of the belief that growth is the best cure for poverty. But it can only work if governments of developing economies support economic opening and reforms that unleash market forces and embrace globalization. Human capital...

... reforms to attract highly educated and skilled people to join the workforce. In analyzing what causes inequality, this book ties disparate issues together into a coherent framework, such as Hong Kong’s aging population, lack of investment in human capital, and family breakdowns. Rising divorce rates among...

... – will not be adequate. Human capital Migration Singapore Education I have argued that Hong Kong’s economy will be in demise if our labor force continues its secular decline for the rest of this century. The problem stems in part from our rapidly aging population and low labor force participation rate. But declining...

...The chapter points out that to meet Hong Kong’s population challenge in the next three decades, it urgently needs to implement human capital enhancement policies. Its future as an international metropolis is under severe challenge because of the aging of its population. The failure to replenish...

...The crucial driver of the difference in growth rates between Hong Kong and Singapore – two of the freest market economies in the world – is their different rates of growth in human capital. Free markets in labor, capital, and land allow these resources to be allocated more efficiently, but you...

... produced by human capital. To date, this has been more talk than substance. With an ageing population knocking on the door, we clearly should be planning for a much larger and better population mix to attract migrants and contracted non-local workers based on their capacity to produce and innovate, rather...

... on Strategic Development Hong Kong Hong Kong border demographic patterns human capital cultural capital China In its key report, Bringing the Vision to Life (February 2000), the Commission on Strategic Development identified the importance of population quality to Hong Kong’s positioning...

...This chapter deals with social inclusion and exclusion along the lines of cultural capital and social distinctions underlined by social class migration and mobilization. Drawing upon sociological analyses of various forms of human capital and academic inquiries into the issue of suzhi...