Democratization in Taiwan

Contents: Introduction, James Meernik and Philip Paolino; Democracy in a mildly divided society, John Fuh-sheng Hsieh; Confucian belief and the effectiveness of local governance: a survey and exploration of Taiwanese local elites in 7 countries and cities, Da-Chi Liao and Herlin Chien; Cultural and political convergence and divergence: survey data across the Taiwan strait with US and Korean comparisons, Steve Chan; Comparing consensus on Taiwan democracy among the mass public and elites, Chia-hung Tsai, Lu-huei Chen and Ching-hsin Yu; Democratic commitment in Taiwan: an analysis of survey data, T.Y. Wang; Quality of political choice and popular orientation toward democracy, Eric C.C. Chang and Yun-han Chu; Referendum and democracy: the experience of Taiwan, Chi Huang; Semi-presidentialism and voters' views of divided government in Taiwan, Philip Paolino; From state entrepreneurs to political entrepreneurs: democratization and the politics of financial liberalization in Taiwan, Alexander C. Tan; The China factor in Taiwan's domestic politics, Emerson Niou; Conclusion, Philip Paolino and James Meernik; Index.