The Symbiotic Relation between the State and Enterprise in Taiwan: A Case Study on the Development of CTCI Corporation
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Lin, Yu-Sheng
Abstract
During the past authoritarian regime in Taiwan, the state governed with hegemony and led the economic development, and this made Taiwan theoretical paradigm of "Developmental State". The development of engineering services is embedded in this historical context. The state cultivated "China Technical Consultants, Inc." on purpose to participate in the major domestic public construction. After China Technical Consultants, Inc. reinvested to CTCI Corporation, it became the first Taiwan engineering company gaining footholds in overseas markets. Based on this, the thesis attempts to discuss with the interaction among the state, China Technical Consultants, Inc., and CTCI, and to clarify the role of the state in engineering services.
The research methods this thesis used are historical and secondary data analysis. Besides, this thesis also applies in-depth interview in order to obtain more complete understanding of the problematic of this thesis.
The result of this thesis has shown that when the state faced the democratic transition and globalization, the intensity of the state involved in engineering services has gradually weakened. In addition, unlike the discussion of relation between "Developmental State" and industry in the past, the opinion of this thesis pointed out that the state did not offer positive policies in the overall engineering industry, and even became the obstacle to the engineering services exportation. Therefore, the success of CTCI was not entirely like the traditional discourse of "Developmental State Theory", but derived from its agency. However, the agency of CTCI is based on the contingency factors such as the changes in the international political situation, and the setting of development route on petrochemical by the state.
At last, this thesis compared the current policies in engineering services with the suggestions from the industry, in order to anticipate that the state could offer the appropriate policy instruments in the future.
Subjects
工程服務業
發展型國家
企業發展
民主化
全球化
SDGs
Type
thesis
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