Preface: The umbrella king -- How "Mao's China" became the "factory to the world" -- Taiwan's "economic miracle" -- "Second spring" : Taiwan's traditional manufacturers discover mainland China -- From SME to ODM : Taiwan's integration into global manufacturing networks -- The 1990s : from...

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