英文摘要 |
We review two important topics in the field of political and economic development. We discuss how states employ industrial policies and economic liberalization to promote economic development. Within the industrial policy framework, we delve into the issues of choosing winners, difference in industrial policy implementations, the relationship between technocracy and the rulers, structural factors that affect industrial policy choices, and the transformations of developmental states in recent years. Secondly, the debates surrounding developmental state center on industrial policies and mainly view economic liberalization policies as an alternative option. We shed light on how countries employ these two policies in an interactive manner and proceed to analyze the institutional and structural factors that affect the promotion of economic reforms. Selecting the potential winners and pushing through economic reforms both face political oppositions. Therefore, this article pays special attention to the political pressures confronted by governments when promoting these policies, as well as the conditions under which these oppositions can be effectively overcome. Finally, this paper offers an overview of income distribution and social security, with a specific focus on the factors influencing the development and evolution of the social safety net in Taiwan and East Asia. We also discuss when citizens prefer income redistribution and how income distribution is associated with popular support for democracy. |