The Development of Taiwan's Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11068396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wai Chung Lee (0000-0002-5057-0832, corresponding author), Wei-Chin Lee |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-63 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Affairs An American Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-7678 • E-ISSN: 1940-1590 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00927678.1996.9933719 |
| OpenAlex | W2331848303 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
When Taiwan's first indigenous fighter plane completed a successful test flight in 1989, government economic planners targeted aircraft manufacturing as one of the promising industries for the 1990s. Although expensive development and production costs and low unit demand pose a high risk for aircraft makers, the government argued that aircraft manufacturing offered great economic benefits to the country, such as creating a technological spillover effect to other industries benefiting the design and production of military aircraft. No doubt Taiwan still has a long way to go before it joins the major league of aircraft producers, but with the government's strong support, the plan has received broad attention. But will Taiwan's aircraft manufacturing policy fly? One cannot resist thinking of Taiwan's automobile manufacturing, a target industry in the past, which still has not achieved complete self-reliance in production. Hence, what is the intention behind this push to produce commercial aircraft? Do the planners really think Taiwan can become a world-class competitor? Or are their real goals to use the aircraft industry as a convenient means to bring together the technologies needed for the advancement of Taiwan's high-technology sector? What industrial strategies and structures have been adopted? What is the relationship between the business community and the government? The government's ability to guide and accelerate the pace of industrialization in Taiwan by selective industrial policies has been perceived as one of the key factors for the MIT (Made in Taiwan) economic miracle, a view this study will evaluate. I will also examine the linkage between the military aircraft production and commercial aircraft industry. In addition, Taiwan's experience in developing the aircraft manufacturing
Aeronautics · Business · Manufacturing engineering · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Engineering · Indian Economic and Social Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |