Exploring the transitional role of the state in Taiwan's economic development, this book focuses especially on the impact of trade with mainland China. Tse-Kang Leng argues that the basic structure of political forces within Taiwan and its pattern of external economic relations have been transformed in the 1990s, with cross-Straits trade playing a
Tse-Kang Leng is an associate research fellow and chief of the Cooperation and Exchange Section of the Institute of International Relations at National Chengchi University, Taipei.
Introduction -- Democratic Transition in Taiwan -- An Overview of Taiwan's China Policy -- Institutional Conflicts and Power Struggles -- State-Business Relations and Taiwan's Cross-Straits Economic Policy -- Governing Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- Conclusion