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May 9th, 2008
(NewsRx.com) -- According to recent research from Melbourne, Australia, "Asia has two ''third-wave'' democracies, Taiwan and South Korea. Historically and in their democratizations both countries share several features." "Both had a Japanese colonial experience. The economies of both grew rapidly under authoritarian governments and both democratized at similar times. Both democratic regimes have faced issues of legitimacy, media that derive from the old authoritarian regimes, and judicial authorities that have been slow to democratize. However Taiwan and South Korea also differ in several important respects. For example, Taiwan has some continuity of political parties, while in South Korea parties have become the electoral machines of leading politicians," wrote J.B. Jacobs and colleagues, Monash University. The researchers concluded: "Taiwan and South Korea today both have divided polities, but democratization has achieved widespread acceptance in both countries and very few people wish to return to an authoritarian past." Jacobs and colleagues published their study in Issues & Studies (Taiwan and South Korea: Comparing East Asia's two ''Third-Wave'' democracies. Issues & Studies, 2007;43(4):227-260). For additional information, contact J.B. Jacobs, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia. Publisher contact information for the journal Issues & Studies is: Institute International Relations, 64 Wan Shou Rd., Mucha, Taipei 00000, Taiwan. Keywords: Australia, Melbourne, Life Sciences, Issues & Studies, Monash University. This article was prepared by NewsRx editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2008, NewsRx.com.
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