Record Nr.

UNINA9910782116303321

Autore

Zhang Wei-Bin <1961->

Titolo

Taiwan's modernization [[electronic resource] ] : Americanization and modernizing Confucian manifestations / / Wei-Bin Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Singapore ; ; New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2003

ISBN

1-281-93566-2

9786611935665

981-279-524-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Disciplina

338.951249

Soggetti

Confucianism and state - Taiwan

Taiwan Economic policy 1945-

Taiwan Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Taiwan's Economic Miracle and Rapid Democratization; 1.2 Common Patterns of Industrialization in the Confucian Regions; 1.3 The Principles of Confucianism; 1.4 Modernizing Manifestations of Confucianism; 2 History Before 1945; 2.1 Taiwan Under the Dutch; 2.2 The Ch'ing Dynasty; 2.3 Taiwan Under the Manchus; 2.3 Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule; 2.4 Taiwan was Returned to the Chinese on October 25 1945; 3 Government and Democratization; 3.1 The Confucian Ideal Government: The Government for the People

3.2 Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People 3.3 The KMT on Taiwan Before 1950; 3.4 Consolidation of Power in the 1950's and 1960's; 3.5 Limited Liberalization in the 1970's; 3.6 Democratization in the 1980's; 3.7 Consolidation of Democracy Since 1990; 3.8 Taiwan's Relations with the PRC; 4 Education Science and Technology; 4.1 Education in the Colonial Time; 4.2 Education in Taiwan; 4.3 Mandarin Versus Taiwanese Language; 4.4 Science and Technology (S&T) and the Government Policy; 4.5 Taiwanese Computer Industry Competes in the Global Market

4.6 Taiwan's Economic Growth and Human Capital Growth 5 The

Economic Miracle; 5.1 The Economic Miracle; 5.2 Economic Growth with Government Intervention; 5.2.1 Import substitution 1950-1960; 5.2.2 Export substitution 1960-1973; 5.2.3 Secondary import substitution 1973-1981; 5.2.4 High technology and innovation since 1980; 5.3 Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs); 5.4 Economic Structural Transformation; 5.5 Trade Dynamics; 5.6 Economic Linkages Between Taiwan and Mainland China; 5.7 Income Distribution and Social Welfare; 5.8 Poverty in Taiwan; 5.9 Economic Consequences of Social Welfare

6 Uncertain Future 6.1 Sustainable Economic Development or a Paper Tiger?; 6.2 Political Flexibility and Respect for Law; 6.3 Taiwan and the Mainland; 6.4 Being Oneself Being Taiwanese Being Chinese; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is part of a broad examination of Confucianism and its implications for modernization of the Confucian regions (covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Singapore). It is mainly concerned with the industrialization and modernization of Taiwan. To help readers understand the process of modernization, the book provides an introduction to the history of Taiwan and to Confucianism and its modern implications. As far as social and economic principles are concerned, Taiwan's modernization is, according to the author, characterized by

Record Nr.

UNINA9910996190903321

Autore

Marro, Marco

Titolo

Corso generale di agronomia / Marco Marro

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Torino, : Paravia, 1921

Edizione

[9. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

v. : ill. ; 21 cm

Disciplina

630.251 6

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

A MUSA 283-2