Party politics in Taiwan
Subtitle: party change and the democratic evolution of Taiwan, 1991-2004
By: Dafydd Fell.
Series: Politics in Asia series
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Political parties -- Taiwan; Democratization -- Taiwan; Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1988-2000; Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 2000-
Description: "In 1991 Taiwan held its first full democratic election. Party Politics in Taiwan analyzes how the country's parties have adjusted to their new multi-party election environment. Using election material, party propaganda content analysis, in-depth interviews with high ranking Taiwanese politicians and public-opinion surveys, Dafydd Fell argues that a healthy inter-play of competition has developed and that democracy in now thriving in Taiwan." "Including material on the 2004 Presidential election, this first single volume of party politics in Taiwan brings the literature rights up to date, providing a valuable resource for scholars of Chinese and Taiwanese politics and a welcome addition to the field of regime transition and democratization."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Party change and the democratic evolution of Taiwan; title: The development of party politics in Taiwan; title: Issues in Taiwanese electoral politics; title: Party change on the social welfare issue; title: Party change on the political corruption issue; title: Party change on the national identity issue Party politics in the DPP era; title: Conclusion.