Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics - Democratic Consolidation and External Relations

The 12 years of Lee Teng-hui's presidency were marked by a series of contrary trends such as progress in the consolidation of Taiwan's democracy, and periodic conflicts with China. This book assesses the complex legacy of Lee Teng-hui by looking at his accomplishments and setbacks.

List of contents

I: Introduction; 1: Introduction; 2: Some Problems in Taiwan's Democratic Consolidation; II: Lee Teng-hui's Political Leadership; 3: Lee Teng-hui's Role in Taiwan's Democratization; 4: Consolidating Democracy in the Republic of China on Taiwan, 1996–2000; 5: Taiwan's Macroeconomic Performance in the 1990s; III: Taiwan's Party System and Electoral Behavior; 6: Whither the Kuomintang?; 7: The Democratic Progressive Party in 2000; 8: The March 2000 Election in Historical and Comparative Perspectives; IV: Lee Teng-hui's Impact on Taiwan's External Relations; 9: The Republic of China's Foreign Relations Under President Lee Teng-hui; 10: Cross-Strait Relations; 11: Reunification Strategy; 12: National Defense and the Changing Security Environment; 13: Taiwan's Challenge to U.S. Foreign Policy

About the author

Bruce Dickson, Chien-Min Chao

Product details

• Authors: Chien-Min Chao, Chao Chien-Min, Bruce Dickson, Dickson Bruce
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2002
• EAN: 9780765610638
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-1063-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Weight: 566 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Taiwan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Political leaders & leadership, Political leaders and leadership, Central / national / federal government, Central government