Extensive Infrastructure Development Development of infrastructure has been widely cited as a
crucial factor in successful development. A major highway, for example, is argued to represent a “growth pole” around which industrial and commercial development can consolidate and grow. From
the period of Japanese colonial rule (1905–1945), Taiwan inherited an infrastructure system that was
far superior to that of most poor countries. The Japanese built roads, ports, and railroads to facilitate
their own acquisition of rice and other farm products from the island. But this same infrastructure
became a vehicle for national industrial growth from the 1950s. This endowment was supplemented
by the government’s own extensive program in the 1950s and 1960s. Taiwan’s army was too large for the island, a legacy of the pre-1949 control of the mainland by the governing Kuomintang, or Chinese
Nationalists. Thousands of soldiers participated in a voluntary program to retire from active
military service to build infrastructure, including the technically challenging east-west highway projects, a program reckoned in Taiwan to be a major factor in its subsequent success. In more recent years, the emphasis has moved to telecoms and other high-tech infrastructure. There was some waste, fraud, and abuse in infrastructure spending, though apparently less than average. When the press was freed, a number of infrastructure scandals were uncovered, many affecting
Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. The political openings have played a role in keeping infrastructure development and other development necessities on track, another reflection of the interactive roles played by several contributory factors in economic growth.
Extensive Infrastructure Development Development of infrastructure has been widely cited as acrucial factor in successful development. A major highway, for example, is argued to represent a “growth pole” around which industrial and commercial development can consolidate and grow. Fromthe period of Japanese colonial rule (1905–1945), Taiwan inherited an infrastructure system that wasfar superior to that of most poor countries. The Japanese built roads, ports, and railroads to facilitatetheir own acquisition of rice and other farm products from the island. But this same infrastructurebecame a vehicle for national industrial growth from the 1950s. This endowment was supplementedby the government’s own extensive program in the 1950s and 1960s. Taiwan’s army was too large for the island, a legacy of the pre-1949 control of the mainland by the governing Kuomintang, or ChineseNationalists. Thousands of soldiers participated in a voluntary program to retire from activemilitary service to build infrastructure, including the technically challenging east-west highway projects, a program reckoned in Taiwan to be a major factor in its subsequent success. In more recent years, the emphasis has moved to telecoms and other high-tech infrastructure. There was some waste, fraud, and abuse in infrastructure spending, though apparently less than average. When the press was freed, a number of infrastructure scandals were uncovered, many affectingTaiwan’s capital, Taipei. The political openings have played a role in keeping infrastructure development and other development necessities on track, another reflection of the interactive roles played by several contributory factors in economic growth.
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