Taiwan's rapid economic transformation analysed within the complex relationship between economic growth, income distribution and productivity. Challenges faced by the country to restructure its economy. Taiwan faces intense competition from other Asian countries to maintain its market shares in...

In the terminology of Chinese planning the "state plan" embraces both the central and provincial plans, while the "local plan" refers exclusively to the one for the Xian (county) and its administrative equivalent, namely the provincial municipality. After identifying the major Xian planning...