Taiwan: Democracy's gone awry?

Copper, John F.

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“…The Tibetans' position as exiles in many ways facilitates their reform efforts. See Copper (2003) on the challenges that Asia's economic crisis posed to that type of justification. Favorable host government policies, as well as considerable international aid, contingent at times on democratic reforms, also assisted their efforts.…”

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“…As long as their political leadership remains in exile, the recovery of the Tibetan homelands remains a far more important goal for the Tibetans than their democratic transformation. In the words of Yeshe Phuntsok, president of the National Democratic Party 3 See Copper (2003) and Tien (1989) on Taiwan's guided model of democracy and Denny Roy (1994), Case (1996), and Bell (1997) on Singapore. 4 A higher degree of authoritarianism is justified in Singapore and Taiwan, among other places, because of the significant economic growth and greater social stability that it enables.…”

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Democracy and Democratization among Tibetans in Exile

Frechette

2007

J of Asian Stud

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This paper analyzes how democracy is conceptualized and operationalized among Tibetan exiles based on fieldwork conducted among Tibetans in Dharamsala during 1994 and in two settlements in Nepal throughout 1995. The Tibetan exiles are in a democratic transition, yet their transition resembles much more of a “muddling through” than a linear progression, as they struggle to interpret democratic values in the context of their own worldview and political circumstances. The Tibetan exiles' case can be interpreted as a new variation on the Asian democracy debate, with a focus on how authoritarian and popular choice interrelate in an actually existing democratic system. For the Tibetans, the issue is the place of the “enlightened mind” in modern forms of governance. The author finds that the exile context has both facilitated and limited the Tibetans' reform efforts.

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Democracy and Democratization among Tibetans in Exile

Frechette

2007

J of Asian Stud

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“…In 2000, the leader of the opposition party, Chen Shui-bian became the first head of state in Chinese history to obtain office through a peaceful transition of political power. As a result of the 2000 election, the Taiwanese political system came of age; it marked "the 'consolidation' of the country's democracy, defined by most scholars as a transfer of political power to an opposition party" 42 . During the authoritarian phase of government, the KMT transformed Taiwan from an agricultural economy to an industrial one.…”

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Competition Policy: One Theory, Three Systems

Williams¹

2004

chinaperspectives

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There are few subjects more important to governments than economic growth and development; the key question is how best to achieve them. The governments of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are no different to other jurisdictions is this respect. All three entities now subscribe, to a greater or lesser extent, to market-orientated solutions to economic problems. But few governments are prepared to tolerate a complete laissez faire economy. All governments seek to regulate their economies to some extent or other. Socialist economics requires complete state domination of all the factors of production, whereas the majority of countries that subscribe to a capitalist model seek to ensure that the mechanism that delivers the optimal operation of markets, namely competition between rival businesses, is fostered and maintained. Competition policy comprises a political commitment to markets, public education and advocacy campaigns, and the allocation of sufficient resources (both human and financial) to endow an enforcement body and administrative instruments to promote competition. These are the elements needed to achieve a competition culture. However, a competition policy cannot be effective without a legislative instrument that articulates the policy in normative terms, gives power to an enforcement body to investigate complaints, and an adjudicative mechanism to resolve disputed decisions and provide suitable penalties for those who break the law. The legislative tool to achieve the fulfilment of this policy choice is competition or antitrust law 1. This article seeks to examine the present position of competition policy and law in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is not possible to microscopically examine this very large topic here 2. However, a general survey, with illustrations of the most important facets of each system, will be attempted. The differing approaches to competition regulation resulting from the political and economic systems found in each jurisdiction will be analysed.

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“…That is, the quality of democratic governance has been interpreted as a function of elite commitment to the framework rather than seen as a reflection of actual elite policies. This methodological fallacy was especially obvious during Chen Shui-bian's term in office (Copper 2003(Copper , 2009Ku 2008). Institutional research has focused on constitutional barriers to democratic governance by addressing issues of "divided" government (Chen and Huang 1999;Huang 2006;Chu 2016;Hawang 2016).…”

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The Dialectic of Nationalism and Democratic Governance in Taiwan

Schafferer¹

2016

AISR

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Taiwan’s postwar political system has undergone manifold changes leading to distinct modalities of democratic governance. This paper argues that the key to understanding and conceptualizing the dynamics behind the evolution of the island republic’s different modi operandi of democratic governance lies in the dialectic of Taiwanese nationalism that emerged over several decades in response to historical and political circumstances. Specifically, this paper investigates how this dialectic shaped two distinct patterns of democratic governance (statecentric vs. human-centric) over time and how this process was influenced by public discourses as well as historical contingencies. Furthermore, the paper elaborates on why humancentrism is more likely to safeguard democratic development and regional security than China-centrism.

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Taiwan: Democracy's gone awry?

Cited by 14 publications

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Democracy and Democratization among Tibetans in Exile

Democracy and Democratization among Tibetans in Exile

Competition Policy: One Theory, Three Systems

The Dialectic of Nationalism and Democratic Governance in Taiwan

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