This unique volume highlights Taiwan's ongoing efforts to mediate between competing political actors, a means to ensure domestic stability and national security

Throughout the twentieth century Taiwan was viewed as a model - whether in terms of a model colony, a model China or a development model. This perception was ba

Taiwan’s rapid industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, combined with the democratic revolution that began with the lifting of martial law in 1987 were o

Most colonies became independent countries after the end of World War II, while few of them became modernized even after decades of their independence. Taiwan i

"At the turn of the century, Taiwan appeared to be a success story in both its economic and political development. Rapid economic growth and economic transforma