The Political Economy of the Founding and Development of Taiwan's National Youth Commission , 1963－2010
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Wang, Yu-Ting
Abstract
Taiwan''s National Youth Commission (NYC) established in 1963, conclude its history and to be disassembled after 2010. Over four decades, NYC conduct this country''s youth policy, which altered from time to time for the changing of political economic environment of the society, reflects the transitional role of the state from authoritarian to democracy This thesis not only review the political and economic background during NYC''s establishment, but also collect and organize information in its youth policies and implementation between 1966 and 2000 in order to analyze the result of how government organization coped with the changes of political and economic environment both domestically and internationally.
Despite its various policy emphases reflecting the ever-changing needs of the state during Taiwan''s political economic transition, the major policy target of NYC for decades is to maintain the youth''s employment, make sure those young labor forces can be fully utilized according the demand of the economy, so as to keep continuing development and political stabilization of the society. Besides that, as time goes by, NYC''s policy domains also gradually expand to the funding of youth entrepreneur, offer services to youth abroad and overseas compatriot youth, support volunteering services, assist youth engaging in policy making and implementation, learn by travelling, etc. The changes of ministers of NYC reflected characteristics of different periods of the development of Taiwan. By reviewing development of NYC, it will be found that in different periods the direction of policy making and achievements were affected by the changes of domestic and international environments as well as by different concepts of governance of different ministers. Taiwan has stepped into period of democratic consolidation, government’s re-organisation and adjustment might be affected by routine elections and different ruling parties. By reviewing history of NYC could be a reference to possible changes.
Subjects
youth
youth policy
authoritarian period
authoritarian transition
democratic consolidation
Type
thesis
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