The Taiwan-China connection : democracy and development across the Taiwan Straits
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The Taiwan-China connection : democracy and development across the Taiwan Straits
（Transitions : Asia and Asian America）
Westview Press, 1996
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: hbk ISBN 9780813329826
Description
Exploring the transitional role of the state in Taiwans economic development, this book moves beyond the strong state paradigm, focusing especially on the impact of trade with mainland China. Providing an irresistible business opportunity, cross-Straits trade and investment have served as a fulcrum by which societal interests have moved an unwilling state. Weighing the crucial forces at workdemocratization, state-society interaction, and economic interdependence with mainland ChinaLeng offers a thorough analysis of Taiwans current and future political and economic development. }Exploring the transitional role of the state in Taiwans economic development, this book focuses especially on the impact of trade with mainland China. Tse-Kang Leng argues that the basic structure of political forces within Taiwan and its pattern of external economic relations have been transformed in the 1990s, with cross-Straits trade playing a key part. Although politically embarrassing to the government, this trade provides an economic opportunity that is irresistibly attractive to business interests.Thus, cross-Straits trade and investment have served as a fulcrum by which societal interests have moved an unwilling state.
Going beyond the strong state paradigm, the authors analysis of current cross-Straits economic policies reveals a sharp contrast between Taiwans authoritarian past and its current era of democratization. Weighing the crucial forces at work in Taiwandemocratization, state-society interaction, and economic interdependence with mainland ChinaLeng provides a thorough analysis of Taiwans political and economic development in the 1990s and beyond. }
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Democratic Transition in Taiwan
- An Overview of Taiwans China Policy
- Institutional Conflicts and Power Struggles
- State-Business Relations and Taiwans Cross-Straits Economic Policy
- Governing Cross-Straits Economic Relations
- Conclusion
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: pbk ISBN 9780813390062
Description
Exploring the transitional role of the state in Taiwan's economic development, this book focuses especially on the impact of trade with mainland China. Tse-Kang Leng argues that the basic structure of political forces within Taiwan and its pattern of external economic relations have been transformed in the 1990s, with cross-Straits trade playing a key part. Although politically embarrassing to the government, this trade provides an economic opportunity that is irresistibly attractive to business interests.Thus, cross-Straits trade and investment have served as a fulcrum by which societal interests have moved an unwilling state. Going beyond the ?strong state? paradigm, the author's analysis of current cross-Straits economic policies reveals a sharp contrast between Taiwan's authoritarian past and its current era of democratization. Weighing the crucial forces at work in Taiwan?democratization, state-society interaction, and economic interdependence with mainland China?Leng provides a thorough analysis of Taiwan's political and economic development in the 1990s and beyond.
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Democratic Transition in Taiwan -- An Overview of Taiwan's China Policy -- Institutional Conflicts and Power Struggles -- State-Business Relations and Taiwan's Cross-Straits Economic Policy -- Governing Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- Conclusion
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