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This book presents the dynamics of development and dependency under Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, with special reference to the articulation of native family farms with Japanese capital and the relationship between rice and sugar production that formed the centerpiece of the colonial economy.

Exploring the dynamics of development and dependency, this work traces the experience of Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule. Chih-Ming Ka shows how, unlike other sugar-producing colonies, Taiwan was able to sustain its indigenous family farms and small-scale rice millers.