Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of abbreviations
  • A note on romanization
  • Introduction: science policy in a developmental state
  • Starts and stops: the Kuomintang and science and technology, 1927-1958
  • The first push: domestic and foreign advocates
  • The state gets interested: the lure of economic development
  • Coordinating policy: manpower planning and education
  • The final step: the state comes together
  • Conclusion: is Taiwan's past China's future?