Political conflict and economic interdependence across the Taiwan Strait and beyond / Scott L. Kastner.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-231) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. International Conflict, Domestic Politics, and Economic Interdependence: Theory and Hypotheses -- 3. Mainland China-Taiwan Relations as a Case Study -- 4. Changing Taiwanese Economic Policy Toward Mainland China -- 5. Making Commitments Credible: PRC Policy Toward Taiwan -- 6. Completing the Circle: Economic Interdependence and the Prospects for Peace Across the Taiwan Strait and Beyond -- 7. Generalizing the Empirical Findings Beyond the Taiwan Strait -- 8. Conclusions -- App. A. A Simple Model of Cross-Strait Bargaining and the Constraining Impact of Economic Interdependence -- App. B. Further Details on Quantitative Tests and Robustness Checks.