The Taiwanese Development Model Since 1960
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According to Thomas Gold Taiwan offers a text book case of an elite-led
revolution leading to social transformation. The stability of hard
authoritarianism of the Taiwanese government laid the groundwork for Taiwanese
development. The KMT's cohesiveness and political domination plus the economic
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.... directed at Taiwan
declined as did the islands geopolitical significance. To make up for this
decline Taiwan focused on increasing its exports. The growth of the Taiwanese
economy during this period according to Gold laid the ground work for the growth
of opposition movements and loosening of the KMT"S grip on power. According to
Gold this was because the changes in the Taiwanese economy brought about a
middle class, a better educated populace, and a dispersion of industry through
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