Taiwan's Land Reform and Industrial Takeoff (1949-1979)

1. JCRR begins rural reconstruction work in Taiwan

   Aug 1, 1949Labels: JCRR, Taiwan

   • CORE thesis
   • JCRR Wiki

2. ROC government relocates to Taiwan

   Dec 1, 1949Labels: Republic of, Taiwan

   • Britannica

3. Public land is sold to tenant farmers

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Public Land, Tenant Farmers

   • Taiwan Review
   • Land reform

4. Farm rents are capped at 37.5%

   Jun 9, 1951Labels: Rent Cap, Tenants

   • Rent Act
   • FFTC AP

5. Land-to-the-Tiller redistribution starts

   Jan 1, 1953Labels: Land-to-the-Tiller, Landlords

   • Taiwan Review
   • AGTER

6. First Four-Year Plan is put into effect

   Jul 1, 1953Labels: First Four-Year, Taiwan

   • Four Year Plan
   • Dev direction

7. Land reform raises farm productivity and savings

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Land Reform, JCRR

   • JCRR Wiki
   • FFTC AP

8. Statute for Encouragement of Investment is promulgated

   Sep 10, 1960Labels: Statute for, Industry

   • Taiwan Today
   • CIER

9. U.S. grant aid winds down as Taiwan “graduates”

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: U S, Taiwan

   • Taiwan Today
   • FRUS

10. Formal U.S. aid program ends

    Jun 30, 1965Labels: U S, Taiwan

    • Taiwan Today
    • FRUS

11. Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone opens

    Dec 3, 1966Labels: Kaohsiung EPZ, Export Processing

    • EY History

12. Ten Major Construction Projects begin

    Jan 1, 1974Labels: Ten Major, Infrastructure

    • Ten Projects

13. Infrastructure program closes a first “takeoff” era

    Dec 31, 1979Labels: Ten Major, Industrial Takeoff

    • Ten Projects
    • Chu OUP