COMMENTS ON ANTHONY Y. C. KOO'S “PROSPECTS FOR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE PACIFIC RIM DURING THE 1990s AND THE EARLY 21st CENTURY”

The following sections are included:

• Pacific Rim Economic Outlook

• Prospects for Taiwan's Economy

  • Positive Factors

    • Superior education base

    • Strong technology base

    • Sound economic policy

    • Strength of small- and medium-sized business firms

  • Negative Factors

    • Surprisingly weak domestic private investment during the second half of the 1980s

    • Inadequate infrastructure development

    • Quality of life