{"product_id":"taiwan-china-connection-1","title":"Taiwan-china Connection","description":"Exploring the transitional role of the state in Taiwan's economic development, this book focuses especially on the impact of trade with mainland China. Tse-Kang Leng argues that the basic structure of political forces within Taiwan and its pattern of external economic relations have been transformed in the 1990s, with cross-Straits trade playing a key part. Although politically embarrassing to the government, this trade provides an economic opportunity that is irresistibly attractive to business interests.Thus, cross-Straits trade and investment have served as a fulcrum by which societal interests have moved an unwilling state. Going beyond the ?strong state? paradigm, the author's analysis of current cross-Straits economic policies reveals a sharp contrast between Taiwan's authoritarian past and its current era of democratization. Weighing the crucial forces at work in Taiwan?democratization, state-society interaction, and economic interdependence with mainland China?Leng provides a thorough analysis of Taiwan's political and economic development in the 1990s and beyond.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242342142296,"sku":"9780813390062","price":61.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780813390062_9eda4361-a70f-47d0-92f4-fbe8db4f266a.jpg?v=1777641331","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/taiwan-china-connection-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}