2012_Chen, Dung-sheng. Social Network as a Source of Economic Vitality. Vitality of Taiwan. lLondon: Palgrave Macmillan. Jan, 2012: Chapter 9.

The Vitality of Taiwan

Politics, Economics, Society and Culture

編/著/譯者 / Steve Tsang (Editor)

出版者 / Palgrave Macmillan London

出版日期 / 01 January 2012

ISBN-13 / 978-1-349-43618-7

eBook ISBN978-1-137-00990-6

Published: 10 September 2012

頁數 / 222

About this book

As a country, Taiwan is one of the most vibrant, exciting, colourful and entrepreneurial on earth. The contributors reveal what underpins the vitality of Taiwan, examining the relevance of its democratic politics, civil society and the presence of an existential threat from China, as well as the importance of its international business nexus.

Table of contents (11 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

   
   

2. Forces Behind the Vitality of Taiwan

   • Steve Tsang

   Pages 1-18

   
   

3. The Resilience and Dynamism of Taiwan’s Democratic System

   • Shelley Rigger

   Pages 19-36

   
   

4. Social Foundations of Political Vitality

   • Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao

   Pages 37-56

   
   

5. Literature’s Role in Breaching the Authoritarian Mindset

   • Pei-Yin Lin

   Pages 57-79

   
   

6. The Impact of Film and the Performing Arts on Life in Taiwan

   • Mark Harrison

   Pages 80-97

   
   

7. The Media and the Vitality of Democratic Taiwan

   • Gary D. Rawnsley, Qian Gong

   Pages 98-118

   
   

8. Cross-Strait Tensions and Taiwan’s Economic Vitality

   • Scott L. Kastner

   Pages 119-138

   
   

9. Taishang as a Factor Shaping Taiwan’s Domestic Politics

   • Gunter Schubert, Shu Keng

   Pages 139-163

   
   

10. Social Networks as a Source of Economic Vitality

    • Dung-sheng Chen

    Pages 164-189

    
    

11. Innovation and Taiwan’s Vitality in the Knowledge Economy

    • Joseph Wong

    Pages 190-210

    
    

12. Sustainability of Taiwan’s Vitality

    • Steve Tsang

    Pages 211-215

    
    

13. Back Matter

    Pages 216-222