Taiwan's modernization in global perspective / edited by Peter C.Y. Chow ; foreword by Kuang-Sheng Liao.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chow, Peter C. Y.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Taiwan--Economic conditions--1975-.

Taiwan.

Economic conditions.

Taiwan--Social conditions--1988-.

Social conditions.

Taiwan--Politics and government--1988-.

Politics and government.

Taiwan--Foreign economic relations.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--1945-.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 391 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

1. Taiwan's Modernization: Its Achievements and Challenges / Peter C. Y. Chow 3

2. Democracy in Taiwan and in Asia

Advances and Challenges / Robert A. Scalapino 29

II. Constitutional Reform and the Development of the Rule of Law 45

3. Constitutional Reform and Democratization in Taiwan, 1945-2000 / Jiunn-Rong Yeh 47

4. Think Globally, Do Locally

Internationalizing Taiwan's Human Rights Regime / Fort Fu-Te Liao, Jau-Yuan Hwang 79

5. Economic Implications of the Rule of Law: The Case of Taiwan / Wen-Yeu Wang 103

6. Global Markets, Virtual Businesses, and Local Law: ROC Regulation of Electronic Commerce / Jane K. Winn, Jimmy Chi-Min Yu, Spenser Y. C. Hor 115

III. Democratic Transition and Consolidation 133

7. Democratization and the Evolving Nature of Parties, Issues, and Constituencies in the ROC / Cal Clark 135

8. Obstacles to Democratic Progressive Party Success in Post-Reform Taiwan / Shelley Rigger 161

9. Economic Performance and Democratic Transition: Stylized Paradoxes and the Taiwan Experience / Steve Chan 173

10. State-Business Relationship in Taiwan: A Political Economy Perspective / Tun-Jen Cheng, Yun-Han Chu 195

IV. Globalization and International Status 215

11. Globalization and Modernization: The Predicament of Sovereign Status for Taiwan / Thomas J. Bellows 217

12. The Two-State Theory and Cross-Strait Relations / Chia-Lung Lin 237

13. Taiwan Can Say NO: A Critique of the Clinton China/Taiwan Policy / Edward I. Chen 263

14. Experiences and Major Policies in Taiwan's Development / Kuang-Sheng Liao 285

V. Modernization and Social Developments 293

15. Family Planning and Taiwan's Modernization / Hui-Sheng Lin 295

16. The Effect of Modernization on the Family and Kinship Patterns of Three Generations of Taiwanese / Robert M. Marsh 317

17. Taiwan's Modernization

Women's Changing Role / Chin-Chun Yi 331

18. Modernization and the Development of Social Welfare Programs in Taiwan / Wen-Hui Tsai 361.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0275970809

OCLC:

47797843