Showing papers in "The Asian Journal of Public Administration in 1986"
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of government policy on Hawkers is discussed and the authors present a survey of Hawkers' experiences with government policy. But they do not discuss the role of government regulation.
Abstract: (1986). The Impact of Government Policy on Hawkers. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 260-279.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how and why Diamond Hill, which was a suburban agricultural area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong until 1945, became a squatter area in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Abstract: This article will attempt to explain how and why Diamond Hill, which was a suburban agricultural area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong until 1945, became a squatter area in the late 1940s and 1950s. In order to do this, I will examine not only the specific events that occurred in Diamond Hill, but also the organization of the state, particularly the practices of land administration in New Kowloon. It is also necessary to place the developments in Diamond Hill in the context of the post-war "housing problem" and the government's "solution" of public housing combined with toleration of squatting under certain circumstances. These analyses of the wider history of Hong Kong are crucial in understanding what happened in Diamond Hill because they help to explain the specific type of urbanization that occurred. However, the way in which residents reacted also played a major role in the final outcome. The advantage of examining one particular area in the wider context is that it allows us to examine the specific processes that produced one of the many squatter areas still existing in Hong Kong. These processes are not exactly the same as those that occurred elsewhere in the territory. For example, certain parts of New Kowloon were extensively urbanized before 1941, and have since developed very differently. Other parts of New Kowloon have still, even now, limited development potential and have also developed in quite different ways. Through a re-examination of the housing problem in the crucial post-war period of 1945 to 1954, I will challenge the view that the Hong Kong government had no choice but to launch the public housing programme. The evidence suggests that there was another viable alternative consisting of removing a wide array of obstacles — created by the government itself — to the production of affordable, if not "sanitary", housing by the private sector. A major piece of evidence for this argument is that much of the housing actually produced in Diamond Hill and other squatter areas was
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors measure poverty in an Affluent city by measuring the number of people living in poverty in the city and the amount of resources available to the people living there.
Abstract: (1986). Measuring Poverty in an Affluent City. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 177-194.
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TL;DR: In this article, the author describes Authoritarianism at the Grass-Roots as "authority at the grass-roots" in the context of public administration, and proposes a model of the Grass Roots.
Abstract: (1986). Authoritarianism at the Grass-Roots. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 2-42.
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TL;DR: In this paper, social work manpower in Hong Kong is discussed and the authors propose a method to train social work manpower in the Hong Kong Social Work Manpower Management System (SWMPMS).
Abstract: (1986). Social Work Manpower in Hong Kong. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 214-240.
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TL;DR: In this article, the problems of implementation in mental health policy are addressed in the context of Asian Journal of Public Administration (AJPNA): Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 241-259.
Abstract: (1986). Problems of Implementation in Mental Health Policy. Asian Journal of Public Administration: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 241-259.
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TL;DR: Hong Kong's education system has given rise to new social dilemmas which have disturbed the balance between traditional values and Western ideas as discussed by the authors, which has posed new and unexpected problems for those who make and implement policy in Hong Kong.
Abstract: The rapid expansion of Hong Kong's education system has given rise to new social dilemmas which have disturbed the balance between traditional values and Western ideas. These dilemmas have been apparent in three critical areas. First, the relationship between the territory's economic needs for stratified manpower on the one hand, and the social demand for more formal education on the other, has created problems which have intensified as more educational opportunities have become available. Second, the rapid expansion has materialized by maximizing the efficient use of resources. Such a premium on efficiency is attained at the expense of equity. When, however, educational opportunities increase, questions of equity again come to the fore. Finally, with the spread of education to a larger population, the pressure to consider individual needs increases. Such a pressure runs counter to the tradition of conformity in educational practice. None of these dilemmas is unique to Hong Kong. But the exceptionally rapid and recent growth in educational provisions has brought these conflicting values to the surface and has posed new and unexpected problems for those who make and implement policy in the territory.
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