List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Note on Romanization; Introduction; 1. How Taiwan Became Democratic; 2. The Japanese and Kuomintang Colonial Regimes; 3. The Lee Teng-hui Presidency to Early 1996; 4. The 1996 Presidential Election and the Taiwan Straits Crisis; 5. Lee Teng-hui as an Elected President and the 2000 PresidentialElection; 6. The Presidency of Chen Shui-bian; 7. The Kuomintang Regains Power; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Taiwan is only one of four consolidated Asian democracies. Democratizing Taiwan provides the most comprehensive analysis of Taiwan's peaceful democratization including the past authoritarian experience, leadership both within and outside government, popular protest and elections, and constitutional interpretation and amendments
