Democratization in Taiwan
Implications for China
Published on 29. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-333-76357-5 (ISBN)
Description
Democratization in Taiwan from the late 1980s to the late 1990s raises the question of whether a similar process can happen in China, and dispels the old conception that democratization is incompatible with the Chinese/Confucian tradition. This volume examines the nature of and the dynamics in the democratization of a Leninist style party state in Taiwan and its implications for China still governed under a Leninist system. It also assesses the process of democratic consolidation and the political, military and diplomatic reality which constrains democratization in Taiwan.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
tables, charts, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
273 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-76357-5 (9780333763575)
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Content
Preface - Introduction: Taiwan's Democratization Experience and its Implications for China - Acronyms - Notes on Contributors - Transforming a Party State into a Democracy; S.Tsang - Crafting Democratic Institutions; H.Tien and T.Cheng - Electoral and Party Politics in Democratization; J.Domes - The Development of the Opposition; I.Liu - Developing a Party System and Democratic Consolidation; T.Huang and C.Yu - Civil Society and Democratization; C.Shiau - State and Identity; F.Mengin - Democratization and Beijing's Taiwan Policy; C.R.Hughes - The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation; Y.Chu - The Democratization of Taiwan: A Comparative Perspective; L.Whitehead - Index