Taiwan's Constitutional Choice in Comparative Perspective

Download or read book Taiwan's Constitutional Choice in Comparative Perspective written by Pei-Shan Lee and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I argue that the hybrid presidential system entails advantages that have been overlooked by the current literature. Although I do not campaign for any ideally "best" institutional models for other new democracies to emulate, a shift of mind that escapes the constraints of contemporary conventional wisdom would help reorient theoretical debate over this important issue. This realistic account of institutional choices that emphasizes politics, paradoxes, coincidences, and structurally constrained or induced choices, adds complexity to both rational choice theorizing and institutional analysis.