TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meernik, James 
AU  - Paolino, Philip
TI  - Democratization in Taiwan: challenges in transformation
SN  - 9780754671916 (alk. paper)
U1  - 321.80951249  
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Aldershot, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Taiwan
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter One: Introduction by Philip Paolino and James Meernik 
Chapter Two: Democracy in a Mildly Divided Society by John Fuh-sheng Hsieh 
Chapter Three: Confucian Belief and the Effectiveness of Local Governance: A Survey 	and Exploration of Taiwanese Local Elites in Seven Countries and Cities by Da-Chi 	Liao and Herlin Chien 
Chapter Four: Cultural and Political Convergence and Divergence: Survey Data Across the 	Taiwan Strait with U.S. and Korean Comparisons by Steve Chan 
Chapter Five: Comparing Consensus on Taiwan Democracy Among the Mass Public and 	Elites by Chia-hung Tsai, Lu-huei Chen and Ching-hsin Yu
Chapter Six: Democratic Commitment in Taiwan: An Analysis of Survey Data by T.Y. 	Wang
Chapter Seven: Quality of Political Choice and Popular Orientation toward Democracy by 	
	Eric C.C. Chang and Yun-han Chu
Chapter Eight: Referendum and Democracy: the Experience of Taiwan by Chi-Huang 
Chapter Nine: Semi-presidentialism and Voters¿ Views of Divided Government in Taiwan 	
	by Philip Paolino
Chapter Ten: From State Entrepreneurs to Political Entrepreneurs: Democratization and the 
	Politics of Financial Liberalization in Taiwan by Alexander C. Tan
Chapter Eleven: The China Factor in Taiwan¿s Domestic Politics by Emerson Niou
Chapter Twelve: Conclusion by Philip Paolino and James Meernik
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