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Political Change on Taiwan: A Study of Ruling Party Adaptability
Political Change on Taiwan A Study of Ruling Party Adaptability Author:Peter R. Moody This volume surveys recent Taiwanese politics, mainly from the perspective of the ruling KMT party. It includes analysis of recent changes in the party itself and also in the relations between the party, the opposition, and society generally. There is also simple statistical analysis of rank-and-file KMT activists and of the 1989 national electi... more »ons. The work's theoretical center is the question of democratization, with an attempt to explore an anomaly: the KMT is, apparently, an example of a ruling hegemonic party that has undertaken a genuine liberalization, instituting changes that would put its rule at risk.« less