Edited by Tain-Jy Chen, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taiwan and Joseph S. Lee, Jing Tin Professor of Human Resource Management, School of Management, National Central University, Taiwan

• Contents: Preface 1. The Challenges of the Knowledge-based Economy 2. Taiwan’s Responses to the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century 3. The Role of the Government in a Knowledge-based Economy 4. The Transformation of Taiwanese Agriculture 5. The Transformation of Traditional Manufacturing Industries 6. The Road to Financial Globalisation 7. The Globalisation of Business in Taiwan 8. Taiwan’s Knowledge-based Service Industry 9. US Semiconductor Patents Granted to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan 10. Knowledge Intensification in Taiwan’s IT Industry 11. The Changing Economic Matrix between Taiwan and China Index

Edited by Tain-Jy Chen, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taiwan and Joseph S. Lee, Jing Tin Professor of Human Resource Management, School of Management, National Central University, Taiwan

• Contents: Preface 1. The Challenges of the Knowledge-based Economy 2. Taiwan’s Responses to the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century 3. The Role of the Government in a Knowledge-based Economy 4. The Transformation of Taiwanese Agriculture 5. The Transformation of Traditional Manufacturing Industries 6. The Road to Financial Globalisation 7. The Globalisation of Business in Taiwan 8. Taiwan’s Knowledge-based Service Industry 9. US Semiconductor Patents Granted to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan 10. Knowledge Intensification in Taiwan’s IT Industry 11. The Changing Economic Matrix between Taiwan and China Index