While the so-called “Taiwan Miracle” created a wealthy class of elite engineers, “Taiwanese culture” has struggled to establish a distinct and compelling presence in the fiercely competitive global market—one that fully expresses the island’s unique beauty and sorrow.
It portrays how a nation can be reborn through self-reflection: as long as there are those who believe that human resolve can confront the relentless march of time, even the darkest nights hold the promise of a brilliant dawn of democracy and freedom.
Four Hundred Years of Taiwan’s Economy” explores Taiwan’s “economic development” over the past four centuries from the perspective of institutional factors.