Taiwan's Modernization In Global Perspective Book

	Foreword
	Preface
I	Introduction	1
1	Taiwan's Modernization: Its Achievements and Challenges	3
2	Democracy in Taiwan and in Asia - Advances and Challenges	29
II	Constitutional Reform and the Development of the Rule of Law	45
3	Constitutional Reform and Democratization in Taiwan, 1945-2000	47
4	Think Globally, Do Locally - Internationalizing Taiwan's Human Rights Regime	79
5	Economic Implications of the Rule of Law: The Case of Taiwan	103
6	Global Markets, Virtual Businesses, and Local Law: ROC Regulation of Electronic Commerce	115
III	Democratic Transition and Consolidation	133
7	Democratization and the Evolving Nature of Parties, Issues, and Constituencies in the ROC	135
8	Obstacles to Democratic Progressive Party Success in Post-Reform Taiwan	161
9	Economic Performance and Democratic Transition: Stylized Paradoxes and the Taiwan Experience	173
10	State-Business Relationship in Taiwan: A Political Economy Perspective	195
IV	Globalization and International Status	215
11	Globalization and Modernization: The Predicament of Sovereign Status for Taiwan	217
12	The Two-State Theory and Cross-Strait Relations	237
13	Taiwan Can Say NO: A Critique of the Clinton China / Taiwan Policy	263
14	Experiences and Major Policies in Taiwan's Development	285
V	Modernization and Social Developments	293
15	Family Planning and Taiwan's Modernization	295
16	The Effect of Modernization on the Family and Kinship Patterns of Three Generations of Taiwanese	317
17	Taiwan's Modernization - Women's Changing Role	331
18	Modernization and the Development of Social Welfare Programs in Taiwan	361
	Index	379
	About the Contributors	387