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The Vitality of Taiwan

Politics, Economics, Society and Culture

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Steve Tsang

    1. School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, UK
      China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, UK

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Part of the book series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series (NCP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Forces Behind the Vitality of Taiwan

    • Steve Tsang
    Pages 1-18

  3. The Resilience and Dynamism of Taiwan’s Democratic System

    • Shelley Rigger
    Pages 19-36

  4. Social Foundations of Political Vitality

    • Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao
    Pages 37-56

  5. Literature’s Role in Breaching the Authoritarian Mindset

    • Pei-Yin Lin
    Pages 57-79

  6. The Impact of Film and the Performing Arts on Life in Taiwan

    • Mark Harrison
    Pages 80-97

  7. The Media and the Vitality of Democratic Taiwan

    • Gary D. Rawnsley, Qian Gong
    Pages 98-118

  8. Cross-Strait Tensions and Taiwan’s Economic Vitality

    • Scott L. Kastner
    Pages 119-138

  9. Taishang as a Factor Shaping Taiwan’s Domestic Politics

    • Gunter Schubert, Shu Keng
    Pages 139-163

  10. Social Networks as a Source of Economic Vitality

    • Dung-sheng Chen
    Pages 164-189

  11. Innovation and Taiwan’s Vitality in the Knowledge Economy

    • Joseph Wong
    Pages 190-210

  12. Sustainability of Taiwan’s Vitality

    • Steve Tsang
    Pages 211-215

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 216-222
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About this book

As a country, Taiwan is one of the most vibrant, exciting, colourful and entrepreneurial on earth. The contributors reveal what underpins the vitality of Taiwan, examining the relevance of its democratic politics, civil society and the presence of an existential threat from China, as well as the importance of its international business nexus.

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"Steve Tsang was able to bring together a group of noted Taiwan scholars... each in their own field, [describe] how the society broke through the vestiges of the old authoritarian regime, and brought about a dynamism, exuberance and creativity that was unheard of just a couple of decades ago... In all, a very valuable contribution to the understanding of where Taiwan came from, and where its people want to go." Gerrit van der Wees

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, UK

    Steve Tsang

  • China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, UK

    Steve Tsang

About the editor

Steve Tsang is the Director of the China Policy Institute and Professor of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is also an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford University. He has published 15 books, of which the most recent one on Taiwan is Taiwan and the International Community (2008).

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