Grappling with the concept of poverty in Hong Kong

Sociologie | 6 pages | 27-03-2006 | Format : | Note : Non noté |

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Résumé

A 1500-words essay in which we try to define poverty beyond the simple approach of material only deprivation. Then, we try to analyze the causes of it and discuss the role of the government to tackle this problem, comparing the conservative and the liberal view over the issue. Eventually, we focus on the situation in Hong Kong, one of the most unequal society in the world and look at its specifcity (the role of the Chinese tradition for instance).

Extract:

Poverty is actually referring to more than one meaning and as a consequence of that, it could be measured through many different ways. What are these approaches? There are first those who claim that poverty is only a matter of material deprivation. This interpretation focuses on the basic necessities for daily living, typically including food, clothing and shelter but nothing more.

According to William K.M. Lee, it would be a great mistake to be satisfied with such a simple approach. Looking essentially towards Western models, it quickly comes to our mind that poverty is more complex than that; therefore it involves a “broader conceptualization […] including ideas of multiple deprivation, intergenerational continuities in poverty, dependency and exclusion” . W.K.M. Lee distinguishes ...

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