1st Edition

The Taiwan Success Story Rapid Growith With Improved Distribution In The Republic Of China, 19521979

By Shirley W Y Kuo, Gustav Ranis Copyright 1982
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

"Economists and policymakers have long been perplexed over the way rapid growth appears to conflict with the other common goal of developing nations - more equitable income distribution. But economic expansion need not preclude equity, as demonstrated by the case of Taiwan, which experienced high rates of economic growth between the early 1950s and the late 1970s while simultaneously improving the... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- Rapid Growth with Improved Income Distribution: Historical Perspective -- Growth, Distribution, and Government Policies, 1953-64 -- Economic Policies in the 1960s -- Growth and Income Distribution, 1964-79 -- The Effects of Trade on Economic Growth and Labor Income -- The Impact of Taxation on Income Distribution -- Conclusions

Biography

Shirely W Y Kuo, Gustav Ranis