Among the chief economic policy-makers, K. T. Li is the most influential in Taiwan during the second half of the twentieth century. He served in important positions and guided industrial development, economic and financial policies, tax reform and development of human resources, all of which are determinants of Taiwan's dramatic economic growth. This book is built upon a detailed oral history of K. T. Li, and is further supported by archival research and other interviews. It helps readers to understand K. T. Li as well as the process of economic policy-making in Taiwan from 1953 to 1988.
List of Charts…………………………………………………………………………ix
Illustrations…………………………………………………………………………v
Foreword by Ezra F. Vogel…………………………………………………………xxxix
Preface………………………………………………………………………………xlv
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………xlix
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………1
PART I
The Education of Taiwan’s Godfather for the Development of Science and
Technology…………………………………………………………………………27
CHAPTER I
Childhood in a Gentry-Merchant Family in Nanjing (1910-1926)…………………29
Li’s Family and Education in Chinese Classics……………………………………30
The Experimental School of the Nanjing Senior Teachers’ College - a Modern
Deweyan Child-Centered Elementary School………………………………………34
The Zhongying Middle School - the Cradle of a Young Mathematician……………37
CHAPTER II
The Education of a Scientist in China and England (1926-1937)…………………41
From Southeast University to Central University, from Mathematics to Physics………
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Teaching Physics and Mathematics at Ginling Women’s University………………49
The Examination for the Sino-British Indemnity Scholarship………………………53
K. T. Li and the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University…………………54
CHAPTER III
Making Science Serve China During the War (1937-1945)………………………59
Could a Physicist Fight a War?……………………………………………………59
Observing the Full Eclipse of the Sun in Northwest………………………………65
Li as a Manager of the Labor Department of the Ziyu Iron and Steel Mill…………66
The Iron and Steel Committee at the National Resources Commission……………70
PART II
The Practical Training of a Technocrat……………………………………………73
CHAPTER IV
Ship-building in Shanghai and Taiwan (1945-1953)………………………………75
Maobo Zhou, K. T. Li and the Construction Office for the Central Ship-Building
Corporation (1945-1948)…………………………………………………………75
Taiwan Ship-building Corporation – From a Novice to an Innovator……………79
CHAPTER V
Industrializing with Few Entrepreneurs - Industrial Development Commission
(1953-1958)………………………………………………………………………87
Taiwan’s Economy and Economic Policy-makers in the 1950s…………………88
K. Y. Yin and his “Planned Market Economy”…………………………………97
K. Y. Yin, K. T. Li and the Industrial Development Commission…………………104
The Industrial Development Commission and the Foreign Exchange Reform…………
……………………………………………………………………………………112
The Beginning of Li’s Career as an “Economic Diplomat”……………………115
PART III
A Technocrat’s Economic Policy…………………………………………………123
CHAPTER VI
Liberalizing the Economy during the Period of Military Mobilization - the Council for
US Aid (1958-1963)………………………………………………………………125
The Dissolution of the Economic Stabilization Board and the Reorganization of the
Council for US Aid………………………………………………………………127
The US’s Taiwan Policy in the 1950s……………………………………………130
K. T. Li and “How to Make a Bigger Pie”………………………………………133
August 7th Flood in 1959 - How to Turn a Natural Disaster into a Blessing for
Taiwan’s Economic Development………………………………………………137
The Formation of the 19-Point Program for Financial and Economic Reform…………
……………………………………………………………………………………139
The Statute for the Encouragement of Investment, its Formulation and Implementation
……………………………………………………………………………………143
A Sick Leave in the United States and an Appreciation of American Culture…………
……………………………………………………………………………………149
CHAPTER VII
Promoting Independent Economic Growth - Council for International Economic
Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Economic Affairs (1963-1969)…153
How to Accelerate the Growth of Exports………………………………………154
How to Control Population Growth and Cultivate Human Resources……………160
Studying the Principle of People’s Livelihood as the Minister of Economic Affairs
…………………………………………………………………………………162
Promoting International Economic Cooperation…………………………………167
Science and Technology Exchange between Taiwan and the US…………………171
Conversion to Christianity to Cleanse the Mind…………………………………177
CHAPTER VIII
Simultaneously Achieving Wealth, Equality and Stability - Ministry of Finance
(1969-1976)……………………………………………………………………181
Pluralization of Taiwan’s Finance……………………………………………184
The Man Behind the Tax Reform………………………………………………186
The Reform of Tax Administration……………………………………………191
The Centralized Disbursing System……………………………………………192
Adjusting Interest Rates at the Opportune Time to Control Inflation……………194
How to Manage the Oil Crisis under Chiang Ching-kuo’s Iron Fist……………195
CHAPTER IX
Making and Implementing an Appropriate Science and Technology Policy to Sustain
Economic Growth, to Promote People’s Livelihood, and to Achieve Self-Reliance
in National Defense - Minister without Portfolio (1976-1988)…………………203
The National Conventions for the Development of Science and Technology and the
Science and Technology Advising Group of the Executive Yuan………………206
The Program to Cultivate and to Attract Science and Technology Manpower………
…………………………………………………………………………………210
Strategic Industries and the Development of Information Industry………………213
TSMC……………………………………………………………………………220
CHAPTER X
The Taiwan Experience and Lesson………………………………………………225
The Taiwan Experience in Summary -- Appropriate Timing, Appropriate Policies…
…………………………………………………………………………………227
The Ethical Foundation of a Modern Society – the Sixth Relationship…………228
Notes……………………………………………………………………………233
Selected Bibliography……………………………………………………………243
Index……………………………………………………………………………247
《K. T. Li And The Taiwan Experience》这个书名,让我对李国鼎先生这个人物有了更深的兴趣。虽然我对他在台湾经济发展中的地位有所了解,但“Taiwan Experience”这个词,却给我一种更广阔的联想。这本书是否会去探究,在那段特殊的历史时期,台湾是如何在全球化的浪潮中找到自己的定位?李国鼎先生在其中扮演了怎样的“定海神针”角色?我好奇的是,书中所呈现的“台湾经验”,是那种纯粹的经济模式,还是包含了一种更深层次的社会和文化内涵?例如,教育体系的改革,人才的培养,社会凝聚力的形成,这些在经济发展背后默默支撑的要素,是否也会在书中得到体现?我希望这本书能提供一些关于台湾如何有效利用有限资源,在国际竞争中脱颖而出的案例分析。同时,我也想知道,作者是如何平衡对李国鼎先生个人成就的描绘,以及对整个“台湾经验”的系统性解读的。这本书,或许能帮助我们更深刻地理解,是什么让台湾在那样艰苦的条件下,创造出了举世瞩目的成就。
评分读到《K. T. Li And The Taiwan Experience》这本书名,我的脑海中立刻浮现出许多模糊的画面。我想象着,在那个风云变幻的年代,李国鼎先生是如何在国际舞台上纵横捭阖,为台湾争取发展空间的?他的决策,他的远见,究竟是如何一步步推动台湾从一个贫穷的农业岛屿,蜕变成亚洲四小龙之一的?我尤其对“Taiwan Experience”这几个字感兴趣。这四个字背后,蕴含着多少辛酸,多少汗水,多少智慧?这本书是否会深入探讨,台湾在发展过程中所经历的阵痛,以及那些克服困难的策略?我希望它能呈现出,那个时代台湾人集体的心路历程,那种面对不确定性的勇气,以及那种对美好未来的执着追求。有没有可能,书中会描绘出李国鼎先生与其他重要人物之间的互动,那些高层决策背后,是否隐藏着许多不为人知的对话和权衡?我期待着,作者能用生动的笔触,描绘出那个时代特有的时代气息,让读者仿佛置身其中,亲眼见证台湾经济腾飞的伟大进程。这本书,我想不仅仅是阅读历史,更是对一种精神的追溯。
评分《K. T. Li And The Taiwan Experience》的出现,让我感到非常欣喜。李国鼎先生的名字,对于我们这一代台湾人来说,代表着一个时代的开创者和引领者。然而,“Taiwan Experience”这个表述,却远不止于此。它背后承载着整个台湾社会的集体记忆和奋斗历程。我期望这本书能够深入挖掘,在这个过程中,台湾民众扮演了怎样的角色?是怎样的社会氛围,怎样的教育理念,怎样的家庭教育,造就了那一批批有能力、有担当的台湾人?书中是否会涉及,李国鼎先生在推动科技发展、引进外资、建立制度等方面的具体政策和措施?我希望它能提供一些具体的细节,让我们能够更清晰地看到,那些宏大的经济政策是如何落地生根,并最终开花结果的。同时,我也希望这本书能探讨,在“台湾经验”的形成过程中,所面临的挑战和付出的代价。毕竟,任何伟大的成就,都不是一帆风顺的。这本书,或许能为我们提供一个宝贵的视角,去理解台湾是如何在复杂的国际局势下,走出了一条独特的发展道路。
评分这本《K. T. Li And The Taiwan Experience》光是书名就勾起了我太多的好奇。李国鼎先生,在台湾经济发展的历史上扮演着何等关键的角色,这大家都有目共睹。但“Taiwan Experience”这个词,更是让我心痒。这不仅仅是关于一个人,更是关于一个时代,一个地方,一群人共同书写的传奇。我很好奇,作者是如何撷取那些闪耀着智慧与勇气的片段,将它们编织成一部引人入胜的故事。书中是否会深入剖析那个年代台湾人所面临的挑战,以及他们是如何凭借着坚韧不拔的精神,一步步走出困境,创造经济奇迹的?我期待着书中能展现出那些鲜为人知的细节,那些平凡人在历史洪流中的奋斗与抉择。是怎样的领导力,怎样的愿景,怎样的国际视野,成就了如今的台湾?这本书,或许能为我们提供一个全新的视角,去理解“台湾经验”的深刻内涵,去感受那段激情燃烧的岁月。书的篇幅看起来颇为可观,相信作者一定花了大量的精力去搜集资料,进行研究。我希望它不仅仅是一本关于政治经济的书,更能触及到当时社会文化的变迁,人们思想的解放,以及这些因素是如何共同作用,塑造了今天的台湾。
评分《K. T. Li And The Taiwan Experience》这本厚重的书名,瞬间勾起了我对于李国鼎先生这位关键人物的关注。他被誉为“台湾经济之父”,其影响力毋庸置疑。但令我真正好奇的是,“Taiwan Experience”这个词所包含的深层含义。这本书是否会去探讨,在李国鼎先生的领导下,台湾是如何从一个资源匮乏的地区,发展成为一个经济繁荣的社会?我特别想知道,书中是如何呈现李国鼎先生的领导风格和决策智慧的。他是否拥有某种独特的“孙子兵法”式的经济战略?我期待着,作者能够深入剖析,那些在教科书上可能一带而过的政策背后,所蕴含的深刻思考和前瞻性。这本书,是否能帮助我们理解,台湾的“成功经验”是否具有普遍性,或者说,它是否可以被其他发展中国家借鉴?同时,我也希望这本书能够展现,在那个时代,台湾社会所经历的转型和变革,以及这些变革如何与经济发展相互促进。这本书,不仅仅是关于一位伟人,更是一次对“台湾奇迹”的深度解读。
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