Taiwan in the global economy : from an agrarian economy to an exporter of high-tech products / edited by Peter C.Y. Chow ; foreword by Robert E. Lipsey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chow, Peter C. Y.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Taiwan--Economic conditions--1975-.

Taiwan.

Economic conditions.

Taiwan--Foreign economic relations.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xxx, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

I. Development Path and Lessons of Taiwan's Economy 1

1. Lessons from Taiwan's Performance: Neither Miracle nor Crisis / Gustav Ranis 3

2. Upscaling: Recasting Old Theories to Suit Late Industrializers / Alice H. Amsden, Wan-Wen Chu 23

3. Coordination Failures and Catch-up: Experiences of Man-made Fiber in Taiwan / Been-Lon Chen, Mei Hsu 39

II. Foreign Investment, Multinational, and Boomerang Effects 77

4. Roles of Foreign Direct Investments in Taiwan's Economic Growth / Steven A. Y. Lin 79

5. Offshore Sourcing Strategies of Multinational Firms in Taiwan / Tain-Jy Chen, Ying-Hua Ku 95

6. The Boomerang Effects of FDI on Domestic Economy: Taiwan's Agricultural Investment in Mainland China / Jiun-Mei Tien 119

III. Taiwan's Economy in Global Perspective 143

7. Taiwan's Role in the World Market / Henry Wan, Jr. 145

8. Taiwan in the Global Economy: Past, Present, and Future / Frank S.T. Hsiao, Mei-Chu W. Hsiao 161

9. Colonization and NIEs'lization of Taiwan's Economy Blending with Japan's Globalization: A Global Perspective / Teruzo Muraoka 223

10. From Dependency to Interdependency: Taiwan's Development Path toward a Newly Industrialized Country / Peter C. Y. Chow 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0275970795

OCLC:

47521284