The First Chinese Democracy; Political Life in the Republic of China on Taiwan

Chao, Linda; Myers, Ramon H.

ISBN 10: 0801872391 / ISBN 13: 9780801872396

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0801872391I4N10

Synopsis:

The political transformation of Taiwan from an authoritarian regime into a democracy is one of the great political sagas of the 20th century. Defeated on the China mainland, the Kuomintang established a new polity on Taiwan that allowed for four remarkable patterns of political development. These patterns reflect a complex political process of behavioral and institutional change in which the key requisites for democracy now exist in Taiwan. Taiwan's history of citizen participation in direct elections, along with the political institutional changes narrated here by Chao and Myers, produced an unprecedented, peaceful political turn-over of power from the KMT ruling party to the DPP, or Democratic Progressive Party, in March 2000.

About the Authors: Linda Chao is a former research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Ramon H. Myers is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The First Chinese Democracy; Political Life ...
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket