1st Edition

Taiwan's Democracy Economic and Political Challenges

Edited By Robert Ash, John W. Garver, Penelope Prime Copyright 2011
216 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Taiwan’s rapid industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, combined with the democratic revolution that began with the lifting of martial law in 1987 were of deep historic importance. Over the next decade Taiwan’s "political miracle" matched its earlier "economic miracle" creating a vibrant liberal democracy complete with freedom of speech, association and assembly, rule of law, and competitive... Read more

1. Introduction, John Garver Part 1: Constitutional Debate amidst Political Challenges   2. The Politics of Constitutional Reform in Taiwan, Shelley Rigger   3. Negotiating National Identity in Taiwan: Between Nativisation and De-Sinicisation, Christopher R. Hughes   4. The Polarization of Taiwan’s Party Competition in the DPP Era, Dafydd Fell   Part 2: Economic Restructuring in the Global Context   5. Is the Taiwan Model of Growth, Human Resource Development and Equity Sustainable in the Twenty-First Century? Anne Booth   6. Taiwan’s Industrial Policy and the Economic Rise of the PRC: Opportunities and Challenges, Yun-Peng Chu and Gee San   7. Trade, Investment and Technological Upgrading: Opportunities and Challenges Facing Taiwan, Barry Naughton   8. Globalization, Dynamic Comparative Advantage and Taiwan’s Drive for Sustainable Development, Peter C. Y. Chow

Biography

Ash, Robert; Garver, John W.; Prime, Penelope

‘ This collection of 8 essays [...] gives a flavour of the sorts of issues that studying and dealing with Taiwan, for those inside and outside the island, presents.’ -- Kerry Brown, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, in the Journal of International and Global Studies, 3:1, (November 2011)