Taiwan [electronic resource] : nation-state or province? / John F. Copper.
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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Boulder, CO :
Westview Press,
c2009.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acronyms
- Map of Taiwan
- 1: Land And The People
- Physical setting
- Climate, soil, and natural resources
- Population
- Ethnic groups
- Culture
- Transportation and communications
- Media
- Tourism
- Notes
- 2: History
- Prehistory and early history
- Western and Chinese rule
- Part of the Japanese empire
- World War II
- Part of China again
- Taiwan as the Republic of China
- Taiwan ruled by Chiang Ching-kuo
- Taiwan under Lee Teng-hui
- Chen Shui-bian's Taiwan
- Notes
- 3: Society
- Social structure and order
- Ethnic issues
- Languages and religions
- Early forces of social change
- Economic development and social change
- Education
- Social welfare
- Other social problems
- Notes
- 4: Political System
- Political culture and tradition
- Constitution
- National assembly and the presidency
- Five-branch government
- Local government
- Political parties
- Elections
- Ideology, modernization, and the future
- Notes
- 5: Economy
- Economy to 1950
- Economic recovery and boom: 1950-2000
- Economic growth strategies
- Key industries and the Taiwan "economic miracle"
- Labor force
- Trade, investment, and energy
- Model of economic development
- Economy under Chen Shui-bian
- Notes
- 6: Foreign And Military Policies
- Background
- Diplomatic decline and partial recovery
- Domestic affairs and foreign policy
- Taiwan's national security policy
- Taiwan and the United States
- Taiwan and the People's Republic of China
- Taiwan and the rest of the world
- Ties with international organizations
- Notes
- 7: Future
- Beginning assumptions
- External or global variables
- Internal or domestic variables
- Alternative futures
- Summing up
- Selected bibliography
- Index.
