ABSTRACT

Using Taiwan's third largest export industry - shoe manufacturing - as a case study, this work contends that economic development can be tied to Taiwan's own cultural history as well as to the influx of foreign capital or the initiatives of the state government.

chapter 1|18 pages

Beyond the Pale

chapter 2|22 pages

Fragrant Rings

chapter 3|26 pages

The Visible Hand

chapter 4|24 pages

A Blessing From Heaven

chapter 5|17 pages

Clicking, Closing, and Making

chapter 6|22 pages

Local Heroes

chapter 7|22 pages

Every Living Room a Factory

chapter 8|18 pages

Inscribing Capitalism

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion