Korea and Taiwan : new challenges for maturing democracies / Larry Diamond and Gi-Wook Shin -- Trends in attitudes toward democracy in Korea and Taiwan / Chong-Min Park and Yun-han Chu -- The party system in Korea and identity politics / Jiyoon Kim -- Political parties and identity politics in Taiwan / Shelley Rigger -- Digital media and the transformation of politics in Korea / Minjeong Kim and Han Woo Park -- Digital media and the transformation of politics in Taiwan / Chen-dong Tso -- Global ascendance, domestic fracture : Korea's economic transformation since 1997 / Yoonkyung Lee -- Challenges for the maturing Taiwan economy / Wan-wen Chu -- Democratization and health care : the case of Korea in financing and equity / Sangho Moon -- The aging society and social policy in Taiwan / Wan-I Lin -- Influencing South Korea's democracy : China, North Korea, and defectors / Katharine H.S. Moon -- China's rise and other global trends : implications for Taiwan democracy / Richard Bush.