| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Governance and citizenship in Asia |
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Governance and citizenship in Asia
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| Contents |
Chapter 1 Introduction: Ethical dilemmas, social values and public policy: The Context of Governance and Citizenship -- Part I: Ethics, Social Values and Public Policy -- Chapter 2 The case of Ah Bun: Euthanasia and other alternatives -- Chapter 3 The justification of the abortion law in Hong Kong: A comparative study -- Chapter 4 Compensated dating: An ethical analysis -- Chapter 5 Private sphere vs public sphere: Photo scandal of Edison Chen -- Part II: Citizenship, Social Values and Public Policy -- Chapter 6 The ethics of admission and rejection of immigrants: The case of children born in Hong Kong to Mainland parents -- Chapter 7 From the case of sex discrimination to the ideas of equality and equal opportunities -- Chapter 8 Is the public assistance programme adequate in Hong Kong? From value neutrality to moral engagement in the politics of policy research -- Chapter 9 The poverty of vision: A critique of Hong Kong's healthcare policy -- Chapter 10 A philosophical analysis on the reasons against the building of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link -- Chapter 11 Justice and Taxation: From GST to Hong Kong Tax System -- Chapter 12 Conclusion: Social values, public policy, and citizenship |
| Summary |
Annotation Building on the nascent scholarly literature on the role of values in governance, this text focuses on analyzing 'social values in public policy' in the East-West context of Hong Kong, yielding new insights on how to achieve good governance by reflecting on public affairs and policy issues from a social values perspective |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 17, 2016) |
| Subject |
Public administration -- China -- Hong Kong
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Social values -- China -- Hong Kong
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Public administration
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Social values
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| SUBJECT |
Hong Kong (China) -- Government policy -- Social aspects
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| Subject |
China -- Hong Kong
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yung, Betty, editor
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Por, Yu Kam, editor
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| ISBN |
9789811004377 |
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9811004374 |
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9811004358 |
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9789811004353 |
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