ABSTRACT
The (Other) Long March Taiwan has had one of the most successful economic records in the world during the post-World War II era as it has been transformed from a poor agricultural society to a thriving industrial one seemingly poised to enter the developed world. Political development and liberalization, while lagging well behind the impressive economic growth for most of this period, have been significant; and the democratization reforms of the late 1980s have wrought considerable change in the previously authoritarian political system. Chapter 3 presented descriptive data about Taiwan's generally impressive achievements on a variety of values such as growth, welfare, and equality. Chapter 4, moreover, demonstrated that Taiwan has been an overachiever on most such desiderata in terms of its performances compared to relationships that hold cross-nationally.
