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The Role of Agricultural Sector and Rural Economy in Late Industrialization―The Case of Taiwan

  • The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
  • Abbr : NEA
  • 2021, 36(1), pp.39-71
  • DOI : 10.18013/jnar.2021.36.1.002
  • Publisher : The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
  • Research Area : Social Science > Political Science > International Politics > International Relations / Cooperation
  • Received : June 17, 2021
  • Accepted : August 16, 2021
  • Published : August 31, 2021

Cho Jun-Hyeon 1

1부산대학교

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ABSTRACT

One of the common problems of developing countries that have not yet started industrialization is the dual economy. In many developing countries, rural societies have a intensive socio-economic backwardness. Therefore, the economic development of these countries has the task of overcoming the backwardness of rural society and the task of connecting the potential of the agricultural sector to industrialization. The role of the rural and agricultural sectors in the industrialization of developing countries lies here. This role of the agricultural sector is evident in the experiences of developing countries that have succeeded in industrialization, such as Korea and Taiwan. It is very important that the policy makers were independent from the demands and pressures of landlords for the successful implementation of Taiwan's agricultural policy. Agricultural policies for economic development often conflict with the interests of the landlord class. In the case of Taiwan, policy makers promoted agricultural policy that reflected the needs of farmers more actively than those of landlords. As a result, it was possible not only to improve agricultural productivity, but also to increase farmers' income and gain political support from farmers for the government.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.