Profit Seeking and Intergroup Conflict in Hong Kong: A Case Study of the Private Health Care Sector

Following a court ruling that babies born to mainlanders in Hong Kong are permanent residents, private hospitals cashed in by expanding services and raising fees, leading to an outburst of anti–mainland Chinese sentiment. This study challenges conventional accounts of intergroup conflicts highlighti...

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Published in:Asian survey 2016-03, Vol.56 (2), p.348-368
Main Author: LEE, SIU-YAU
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Citizenship
Conflict
Contradictions
Court decisions
Fees & charges
Health services
Hospitals
Intergroup relations
Maternal and infant welfare
Residents
Social conflict
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Summary:Following a court ruling that babies born to mainlanders in Hong Kong are permanent residents, private hospitals cashed in by expanding services and raising fees, leading to an outburst of anti–mainland Chinese sentiment. This study challenges conventional accounts of intergroup conflicts highlighting economic contradictions between in-group and out-group or faulting the state for blaming local problems on the out-group.
ISSN:0004-4687
1533-838X
DOI:10.1525/AS.2016.56.2.348