Combating social exclusion faced by disabled people in the wage labour market in Hong Kong
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Social Policy and Society
ISSN
14747464
Volume
17
Issue
4
First Page
547
Last Page
561
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Faculty
Faculty of Regional Professional Studies
School
Faculty of Regional Professional Studies
RAS ID
25039
Abstract
This article contributes to the search for suitable approaches to combat social exclusion faced by disabled people in capitalist wage labour markets. Referring to policy and service examples in Hong Kong, it reviews four social exclusion approaches – the Moral Underclass (MUD), Social Integrationist (SID), Redistributive (RED) and Collective Production (COP) approaches. These approaches are explored in relation to three key issues: (1) the diverse preferences of disabled people; (2) the myth of infeasibility regarding unconventional approaches and (3) the defects of the medical model of disability. The article argues that the MUD and SID approaches are more associated with the medical model of disability and emphasise individual changes. The RED and COP approaches contain more features of the social model of disability and are in favour of social and structural changes. The COP approach stresses the diverse preferences of disabled people and supports innovative services to combat social exclusion.
DOI
10.1017/S147474641700032X
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Chau, R. C. M., Yu, S. W. K., & Boxall, K. (2018). Combating social exclusion faced by disabled people in the wage labour market in Hong Kong. Social Policy and Society, 17(4), 547-561. Available here