英文摘要 |
Since the implementation of its first four-year economic plan, beginning in 1953, Taiwan has witnessed rapid economic development, resulting in an explosive urban growth. In order to accommodate this growth, the government prepared national and regional comprehensive plans and aimed at the control of all development elements so that they may be integrated in the course of development to achieve the following goals: (1) Balanced development among regions in order to reduce their per capita income differentials; (2) Balanced development betueen urban and rural areas.An evaluation of these goals and policies finds out that many urban policies in Taiwan are inappropriate and/or infeasible. Many urban policies merely serve as a window-dressing operation. The regional differences in Taiwan are small and do not support any corrective spatial policy. The spatial distribution of settlements in Taiwan is a neat and compact pattern. Taiwan does have income differences problems between cities and villages. However, this problem should be solved by direct income transfer policies instead of spatial policies. The national and regional comprehensive planning in Taiwan deserves a critical review. |