Name: Taiwan's Electoral Politics and Democratic Transition: Riding the Third Wave:Riding the Third Wave
ISBN: 9781315285818

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Taiwan's Electoral Politics and Democratic Transition: Riding the Third Wave

ABSTRACT

An examination of the evolution of the democratic two-party system in Taiwan. This work explores the growth of Taiwan's competitive party system in the context of social attitudes, issue-based politics and local factions.

chapter 1|24 pages

Elections and Taiwan's Democratic Development

chapter 2|15 pages

Political Values in Taiwan: Sources of Change and Constancy

chapter 3|37 pages

The Kuomintang before Democratization: Organizational Change and the Role of Elections

Taiwan's Electoral Politics and Democratic Transition: Riding the Third Wave

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|24 pages

Elections and Taiwan's Democratic Development

chapter 2|15 pages

Political Values in Taiwan: Sources of Change and Constancy

chapter 3|37 pages

The Kuomintang before Democratization: Organizational Change and the Role of Elections

chapter 4|26 pages

The Process of Democratic Consolidation in Taiwan: Social Cleavage, Electoral Competition, and the Emerging Party System

chapter 5|32 pages

Elections and the Evolution of the Kuomintang

chapter 6|37 pages

Issue Structure, the DPP's Factionalism, and Party Realignment

chapter 7|19 pages

Local Factions and Elections in Taiwan's Democratization

chapter 8|20 pages

The SNTV System and Its Political Implications

chapter 9|13 pages

Elections and the Changing State—Business Relationship

chapter 10|17 pages

The Behavior of Taiwanese Voters in 1992: Consolidation of Partisan Ties