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Taiwan: changes and challenges / Jacobs, J Bruce

Jacobs, J Bruce	Journal Article
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2008.

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In January and March 2008, Taiwan's citizens voted primarily for domestic political reasons to oust the Democratic Progressive Party administration and promulgate the second peaceful transfer of power in Taiwan's relatively young democracy. Surveys suggest that the new administration of President Ma Ying-jeou in its first few months in office has failed to meet voter expectations. Taiwan's new international relations with the United States, Japan and China have also raised concerns both within Taiwan and overseas.

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Taiwan - Relations - China ; Taiwan - Election 2008 ; Taiwan - Relation - Japan

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Taiwan and South Korea: Comparing East Asia's two "third-wave" democracies / Jacobs, J Bruce

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2007.

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Asia has two "third-wave" democracies, Taiwan and South Korea. Historically and in their democratizations both countries share several features. Both had a Japanese colonial experience. The economies of both grew rapidly under authoritarian governments and both democratized at similar times. Both democratic regimes have faced issues of legitimacy, media that derive from the old authoritarian regimes, and judicial authorities that have been slow to democratize. However, Taiwan and South Korea also differ in several important respects. For example, Taiwan has some continuity of political parties, while in South Korea parties have become the electoral machines of leading politicians. Taiwan and South Korea today both have divided polities, but democratization has achieved widespread acceptance in both countries and very few people wish to return to an authoritarian past.

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Political Parties ; Taiwan ; South Korea ; Democratization ; Japanese Colonialism

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Taiwan studies in Australia / Jacobs, J Bruce

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2007.

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Australia ; Taiwan ; China ; Taiwan - Relations - Australia ; Australia - Relations - China

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