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Social and Political Studies from Hong Kong: Social and Political Studies from Hong Kong

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This collection of titles brings together current research undertaken by a new generation of authors from Hong Kong. Books in the series provide new perspectives on social and political issues including housing, social welfare, public policy and education.

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Lone Mothers, Social Security and the Family in Hong Kong

Lone Mothers, Social Security and the Family in Hong Kong

1st Edition

By Lai Ching Leung
January 30, 2025

This book is the first study with feminist analysis on lone mothers’ economic dependency in Hong Kong. The implications of this study are considerable; it challenges both conventional thinking about families and the political and academic debates about social policy. This book sets out to examine...

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