Taiwan's Modernization in Global Perspective

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Taiwan's Modernization in Global Perspective is written by Peter C. Chow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0313012032 (ISBN 10) and 9780313012037 (ISBN 13).

In five decades, Taiwan has shifted from an authoritarian regime to a multi-party democracy, has moved steadily toward modernization, and has become an economically affluent, socially pluralistic society. Its experience provides valuable lessons for developing countries. This book offers a critical assessment of Taiwan's path to modernization, focusing particularly on developments of constitutional democracy and the rule of law, democratic transition and consolidation, internationalization and globalization, and social developments. From its market economy to its democratization, Taiwan provides a valuable case study. On social developments, it provides a unique model of demographic transition, rising women's social status, and the emergence of the nuclear family. In eighteen chapters written by prominent scholars, this book examines the multiple aspects of Taiwan's modernization in a global perspective.