2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'In-work poverty is becoming an important category of poverty in many
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developed economies, where labour polarization and income disparity have
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trapped in poverty a growing number of people, particularly low-skilled
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workers, despite their active participation in the labour force. In Hong
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Kong, the government has acknowledged the seriousness of the problem and
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has made the working poor one of the main target groups of its poverty
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reduction strategy. Existing studies have identified various individual,
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employment and household factors that contribute to the poverty risk of
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households with working members. These factors operate through three
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mechanisms: low earnings, the lack of other earners in the household and
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high living costs related to the care of dependent members in the
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household. The relative importance of these mechanisms varies according
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to the socio-economic contexts of different societies. In order to
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formulate an effective poverty reduction policy, it is necessary to
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understand which mechanisms lead to in-work poverty in a local context.
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In this paper, we sought to identify the characteristics of households
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affected by in-work poverty, and the mechanisms that lead to such
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poverty, by analysing a data sample from the 2011 Hong Kong Population
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Census. The results show that low-paid work and the absence of a second
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earner in the household are the two main mechanisms that lead to in-work
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poverty in Hong Kong. The results also show that the risk of in-work
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poverty differs for high- and low-skilled labour. We propose that the
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government should strengthen the poverty reduction strategy by
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countering the income disparity in the labour market and adopting an
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integrated approach in the formulation of policy to improve the labour
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participation of working-poor households.'
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affiliation: 'Cheung, KCK (Corresponding Author), Hong Kong Inst Educ, Dept Asian
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\& Policy Studies, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.
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Cheung, Kelvin Chi-Kin; Chou, Kee-Lee, Hong Kong Inst Educ, Dept Asian \& Policy
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Studies, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.'
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author: Cheung, Kelvin Chi-Kin and Chou, Kee-Lee
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author-email: cheungchk@ied.edu.hk
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author_list:
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- family: Cheung
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given: Kelvin Chi-Kin
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- family: Chou
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given: Kee-Lee
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s11205-015-1104-5
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eissn: 1573-0921
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files: []
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issn: 0303-8300
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journal: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
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keywords: 'In-work poverty; Income disparity; Labour polarization; Labour
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participation; Hong Kong'
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keywords-plus: EUROPEAN-UNION; POVERTY; EARNINGS; IMMIGRANTS; INEQUALITY; WELFARE
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language: English
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month: OCT
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '52'
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orcid-numbers: Chou, Kee Lee/0000-0003-3627-9915
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pages: 317-335
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papis_id: 62dd0452f1d298f1d0d192daac6637a5
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ref: Cheung2016workingpoor
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researcherid-numbers: 'Chou, Kee Lee/B-5434-2015
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times-cited: '9'
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title: Working Poor in Hong Kong
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000383154200018
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '27'
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volume: '129'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
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year: '2016'
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