Taiwan's political economy : meeting challenges, pursuing progress / Cal Clark, Alexander C. Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Cal, 1945-

Contributor:

Tan, Alexander C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Economic policy.

Taiwan--Economic policy--21st century.

Taiwan.

Taiwan--Economic conditions--21st century.

Taiwan--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012.

Summary:

Many of the challenges facing the Republic of China in the early 21st century derive from unanticipated and unintended costs of its previous economic and political successes, contend Clark (political science, Auburn U.) and Tan (political science and communications, U. of Canterbury, New Zealand). They say that small and medium-size businesses drove economic growth from the 1950s to the 1980s, but their characteristics were not able to support further growth. Politically, they say, the shift to democracy has made decision making harder by making economic and financial policy political, and has polarized the polity on ethnic identity. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The Taiwan paradox

The economic miracle

The democratic transition

The limitations of export-led growth

Some perils of democratization

The polarization of politics

Confronting the costs of success.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781588268068

1588268063

OCLC:

731372901