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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- The Failure of State Intervention in Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- Cross-Straits Economic Policy as a Case Study -- Theoretical Framework -- An Overview -- Notes -- 2 Democratic Transition in Taiwan -- Theories of Democratic Transition -- Democratic Transition in Taiwan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 An Overview of Taiwan's China Policy -- The PRC's Unification Policy -- The DPP's China Policy -- Taiwan's Official China Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Institutional Conflicts and Power Struggles -- Institutional Framework of Taiwan's China Policymaking -- The Straits Exchange Foundation and Institutional Conflicts -- Institutional Conflicts—The MAC Versus the Economic Bureaucracy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 State-Business Relations and Taiwan's Cross-Straits Economic Policy -- State-Business Relations in Taiwan's Authoritarian Era -- State-Business Relations Since Democratization -- Big Business and Taiwan's Cross-Straits Economic Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Governing Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- Economic Regulations -- Economic Activities of Taiwanese Businesspeople in China -- Cross-Straits Economic Connections and the Prospects of a "Greater China Economic Circle," -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Conclusion -- Reasons for the Failure of State Intervention in Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- State and Society in Taiwan Revisited -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Book and Author -- Index

The economic and political entanglement between Taiwan and China provides rich materials for examining the interaction between the state and business in the era of globalization. This paper will examine, first, the general framework of state-business relations in cross-Strait economic interactions; second, the collective efforts of Taiwanese and global firms to develop the Chinese market; third, the process of "localization" of globalized Taiwanese firms in China; fourth, efforts on both sides of the Strait by the two central states, the municipal governments and quasi-state agencies to accommodate the forces of globalization; and finally, given the highly political nature of cross-Strait interactions, how direct or indirect political interventions by the two central governments have complicated this relationship. (China J/DÜI)

Cross-Taiwan Straits economic interaction is a political as well as an economic issue. General trends of economic interdependence and globalization that are weakening the role of the nation state should promote a focus of shared "civilian governance" between Taiwan and mainland China. WTO entry will provide opportunities as well as challenges for cross-Strait economic relations. In anticipation of this dynamic, the new government in Taiwan is attempting to design a new national security web to guarantee Taiwan's "economic security" in coping with Taiwan's increasing economic dependence on mainland China. As one key agent of globalization, economic cooperation in the urban areas on both sides of the Taiwan Strait may potentially improve relations between Taiwan and mainland China. As decentralization and privatization on mainland China proceed, major cities have developed closer interaction and systems of accountability with the civil society. From a prudent perspective, developing functional cooperation between Taiwan and mainland China at the urban level could be a first substantial step to confidence building between these two economies. (J Contempt China/DÜI)