{"id":4185,"date":"2025-06-05T16:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/eacenter\/?p=4185"},"modified":"2025-10-04T01:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:32:26","slug":"new-book-james-lin-taiwan-studies-in-the-global-vangard-agrarian-development-and-the-making-of-modern-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/eacenter\/2025\/06\/05\/new-book-james-lin-taiwan-studies-in-the-global-vangard-agrarian-development-and-the-making-of-modern-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW BOOK: James Lin, Taiwan Studies &#8220;In the Global Vangard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In just half a century, Taiwan transformed from an agricultural colony into an economic power, spurred by efforts of the authoritarian Republic of China government in land reform, farmers associations, and improved crop varieties. Yet overlooked is how Taiwan brought these practices to the developing world. In the Global Vanguard elucidates the history and impact of the \u201cTaiwan model\u201d of agrarian development by incorporating how Taiwanese experts took the country\u2019s agrarian success and exported it throughout rural communities across Africa and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just half a century, Taiwan transformed from an agricultural colony into an economic power, spurred by efforts of the authoritarian Republic of China government in land reform, farmers associations, and improved crop varieties. Yet overlooked is how Taiwan brought these practices to the developing world. 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