Abstract
This paper, using Taiwan as a case study, attempts to examine the role of the economic bureaucracy in economic development. After reviewing some salient aspects of Taiwan’s postwar economic performance and examining the relationship between economic policy and economic development, the paper discusses the role of Taiwan’s economic bureaucracy in the formulation, debate, and implementation of two major economic policies-the 1949-53 land reform and the adoption of an export-oriented strategy of industrialization in 1958-60. The paper argues that Taiwan’s economic bureaucracy played a large and positive role in the development and implementation of these policies.