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English or languish - Probing the ramifications
of Hong Kong's language policy

Section Overview

The General Hypothesis
hong kong's neighbors (real incentives and poor excuses)

There exists a problem of severe market distortion
with simultaneous excess demand and oversupply.
This distortion is brought about by government created artificial demand.

Discussion

"English: bridge or barrier?
The political economy of the English language in East Asia" (pdf 136 K)
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Testing the Hypothesis

A few possible tests: one, two, and three
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Quality Assessment

Introduction | Disclaimer

Theoretical Justification

A formal economic model (model index)

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