ABSTRACT
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, the primary city of the urban hierarchy and the nodal point of national economy and politics. Taiwan’s most important national issues and policies unfold and are contested in Taipei, and are thus reflected in its development. Three sets of economic-political events have been of particular significance in providing the context for Taipei’s development – Cross-Strait political economy, globalization and national identity. This chapter reviews and analyzes how these sets of events, independently and in combination, have conditioned the evolution of Taipei’s development.
