The class is taught in English and will examine Taiwan’s economic development from about 1860 to 2000. During the first class, I will offer an overview of Taiwan’s economic growth since the late-19th century. The course will then be organized topically. We will start by examining Taiwan’s important crops (sugar, rice and tea) and how these affected Taiwan’s economic development from roughly 1860-1970. Then we will look at the development of Taiwan’s natural resources, primarily camphor and gold. Finally we will consider Taiwan’s rise as a manufacturing power. We will start with a look at Taiwan’s first labor-intensive manufactured export, woven hats, which were produced and exported in the pre-war era, but mainly focus on Taiwan’s post-war export boom and its early electronics industry. I will be lecturing somewhat over half the time and student projects and discussion will take up the rest of the class time. There will be no text, but you will need to read research papers and chapters