{"product_id":"9781666979220","title":"Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwan An Assessment of the First Administration, 2016-2020","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTsai Ing-wen and Taiwan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Assessment of the First Administration, 2016-2020\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSabella Ogbobode Abidde\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ Asian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTsai Ing-Wen and Taiwan: An Assessment of the First Administration, 2016-2020\u003c\/i\u003e critically examines the public policy and presidency of Taiwan's first female president, Tsai Ing-wen, who first came into office in 2016 and completed a second term in 2024. Enough time has passed since the end of Tsai's first term in office for scholars, commentators, and observers to have a clear view and understanding of her presidency.  \u003ci\u003eTsai Ing-Wen and Taiwan\u003c\/i\u003e analytically appraises her first term in office vis-a-vis her economic, social, and political agenda and policies and, ultimately, the implications of those agendas and policies on the national interest of Taiwan and its 24 million citizens. The book answers the many questions concerning whether the president kept the promises she made during the campaign, whether she was able to overcome the challenges her administration faced. \u003ci\u003eTsai Ing-Wen and Taiwan\u003c\/i\u003e also looks at her government's ability to balance the hostilities emanating from the other side of the Taiwan-Strait (China) and the demands and ambiguities of US foreign policy. Finally it assesses whether her administration was in tune with the changing undercurrents of an increasingly shifting society, and if her government's policies resulted in the better economic outlook of the average Taiwanese.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSabella Ogbobode Abidde is professor of political science and a member of the graduate faculty at Alabama State University Montgomery. He holds a BA in international relations and an MSC in educational administration from Saint Cloud State University Minnesota, an MA in political science from Minnesota State University Mankato, and a Ph.D. in African studies, world affairs, public policy and development studies from Howard University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 April 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666979220\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63412918157452,"sku":"9781666979220","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0141c5f4-339f-450f-adf5-afe19f5a4de4.jpg?v=1792539794","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666979220","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}