1st Edition

The Kuomintang And The Democratization Of Taiwan

By Steven J Hood Copyright 1997
198 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

Is the Kuomintang - the nationalist party of China - the villain it is sometimes portrayed to be? Or is it the embodiment of the political and moral good that partisans have claimed it to be? The party has managed a feat of economic modernization in Taiwan and has become a proponent of democracy, yet its reputation has been marred by brutal acts of repression and ineptitude. Focusing on the role... Read more

Preface -- Theoretical Considerations -- Rebuilding the Party on Taiwan -- Political Calm and Slow Change -- Chiang Ching-kuo’s Break from the Past -- Liberalizing the Political System -- Inner-Party Conflict and the Emergence of Democracy -- Testing Democratic Reforms in Taiwan -- Concluding Analysis: The Kuomintang and Political Development on Taiwan. 

Biography

Steven J. Hood is associate professor of politics and international relations at Ursinus College.