Taiwan in the 21st Century Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model

Throughout the twentieth century Taiwan was viewed as a model - whether as a model colony, a model China, or a development model. This perception is one that has been embraced by both politicians and scholars. Rapid and sustained economic growth and structural transformation after the 1960s was the basis on which the notion of Taiwan having undergone an '¬~economic miracle' gained wide currency and since the 1980s, political developments and, in particular, the emergence of Taiwan as the first Chinese democracy have focused more attention on the role of Taiwan as a model for political reform elsewhere in Asia.Yet much of Taiwan's history during the past century has been unique, and many of the preconditions of Taiwan's economic modernisation and political development may not be readily replicable elsewhere. This volume asks whether it is possible to disaggregate the unique from the general, and to identify through the experience of a single nation the makings of a replicable model. With contributions from an international team of prominent scholars, Taiwan in the 21st Century offers a critical analysis of Taiwan's economic and political development that will provide essential reading to students and scholars of Taiwan, political economy, and Asia-Pacific regional development issues.Greene, J. Megan is the author of 'Taiwan in the 21st Century Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415412568 and ISBN 0415412560.