Taiwan in perspective / edited by Wei-Chin Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Wei-chin, 1956- editor.

Series:

International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; Volume 77.

International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; Volume 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Taiwan--Politics and government--1945-.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston ; Köln : Brill, [2000]

Summary:

Ever since the end of China's civil war in 1949, Taiwan has embarked on its own distinct, divergent path of development. In light of its remarkable achievements and inherent difficulties, therefore, Taiwan should not be considered a renegade province of China, but a society with a democratically-elected government that has taken a route different from the rest of China in developing its own cultural norms and values. This book examines the issues of democratic transition, political imprisonment and the political economy in Taiwan.

Contents:

Introduction, Wei Chin Lee

Democracy as Hegemony, Globalization as Indigenization, or the "Culture" in Taiwanese National Politics, Allen Chun

East Asian Culture and Democratic Transition, With Special Reference to the Case of Taiwan, John Fuh-Sheng Hsieh

The Role of Political Imprisonment in Developing and Enhancing Political Leadership: A Comparative Study of South Africa's and Taiwan's Democratization, Fran Buntman and Tong-yi Huang

What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and korea in the 1990s, Alexander C. Tan, Karl Ho, Kyung-tue Kang and Tsung-chi Yu

Taiwan's Distorted Democracy in Comparative Perspective, Cheng-tian Kuo

Politics of Foreign Labor Policy in Taiwan, Chien-yi Lu

The Political Economy of Taiwan's Relations with Malaysia: Opportunities and Challenges, Samuel C. Y. Ku

"One China, One Taiwan": An Analysis of the Democratic Progressive Party's China Policy, T.Y. Wang

Taiwan: Parent, Province, or Blackballed State?, Alan M. Wachman

Contributors

Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lee, Wei-Chin Taiwan in Perspective

ISBN:

9789004473584

OCLC:

651858883

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004473584 DOI