Pollution, Politics and Foreign Investment in Taiwan: Lukang Rebellion / Edition 1

by James Reardon-Anderson

Overview

Lukang is a sleepy provincial town on the east coast of Taiwan. The Lukang "rebellion" was a series of well-organised mass demonstrations in 1986 and 1987 to block construction by the DuPont Corporation of a titanium dioxide plant nearby. If this protest had occurred just a few years earlier, no doubt it would have been crushed by a powerful government determined to promote development at any cost. If it had been a few years later, it probably would have passed unnoticed. But it came at a time just when environmental consciousness in Taiwan had reached a critical mass and as the government was introducing political reforms allowing unprecendented scope to new forms of civil action. In this atmosphere, a handful of determined, capable activists, bent on keeping a giant multinational corporation out of their "old home", focused the attention of the entire island on Lukang, raised the national consciousness about threats to the natural environment, and challenged the rules that government officials and industrial leaders in Taiwan had come to take for granted. The Lukang rebellion was one of those small events with large consequences that make for interesting and significant history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873327022
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/1992
Series:	Taiwan in the Modern World Series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

The Lukang Rebellion, Postscript, Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Chronicles a series of well-organized mass demonstrations in 1986 and early 1987 aimed at blocking the DuPont Corporation from building a titanium dioxide plant near the town of Lukang, on the west coast of central Taiwan. Explains how the success of the protest reflects the awakening environmental consciousness and political reform of the country at that time. Drawn largely from interviews with the principals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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