Development Through Want of Security: The Case of Taiwan
1998; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 25; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/08039410.1998.9666078
ISSN1891-1765
Autores Tópico(s)International Development and Aid
ResumoSummary Kristen Nordhaug, ‘Development Through Want of Security: The Case of Taiwan’, Forum for Development Studies, 1998:1 pp. 129–161. The article investigates changes in economic policies and corresponding policy-making institutions in the postwar Republic of China on Taiwan (ROC). It is argued that successive changes took place from unproductive ‘rent-seeking’ to successful ‘development-oriented’ economic policies. These policy changes are related to ROC's ongoing military rivalry with the People's Republic of China (PRC). ROC's authorities undertook policies which improved state organisation, expanded the nation's taxable wealth and promoted defence-related industries in order to improve defence capabilities. Taiwan's experience is related to a general pattern of developmental policy changes induced by security policy concerns. The favourable relationship between security and developmental policies in ROC has become less clear-cut in the 1990s, as security interests and development interests tend to diverge in ROC's policies towards PRC. Yet, the strength of Taiwan's development model has been demonstrated during the current Asian financial crisis.
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