Political Economy of Taiwan's Development into the 21st Century : Essays in Memory of John . Fei, Hardcover by Ranis, Gustav (EDT); Hu, Sheng-Cheng (EDT); Chu, Yun-Peng (EDT), ISBN 1858988799, ISBN-13 9781858988795, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Contains 12 papers presented at or related to the issues discussed at a conference titled The Economics and Political Economy of Development at the Turn of the Century held in August 1997 in Taipei, Taiwan in memory of economist John . Fei (1). Topics include discussion of Taiwan's strategy for economic development; the effectiveness of import substitutions; the influence of foreign firms in Taiwan's development; the implications of development for income distribution; the effect of economic growth on inequality, female labor force participation, and income mobility; possibilities for more income distribution within the framework of technological progress and a better educational system; the institutional foundation for industrialization; and the relationship between democratization and economic development. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()