The development of small & medium-sizel enterprises in the Republic of China / Ministry of Economic Affairs, Chung-Hua Institute of Economic Research.

Volume I. A salute to Taiwan’s small and medium enterprises, i -- Preface, v -- I. Introduction, 1 -- II. Economic development and SMEs in Taiwan, 5 -- III. Theory and practice of SME development, 37 -- IV. The international environment of SMEE development, 59 -- V. The domestic software environment of SME development, 95 -- VI. Influence of the domestic hardware environment on SME development, 137 -- VII. Ways of dealing with the current macroeconomic environment, 183 -- VIII. Conclusion, 193 -- English sources, 199 -- Chinese sources, 205.

Volume II. A salute to Taiwan’s small medium enterprises, i -- Preface, v -- Abstract, 1 -- I. Introduction, 19 -- II. SME cash management, 29 -- III. SME receivables management, 55 -- IV. SME inventory management, 77 -- V. SMEs’ financial structure and deb management, 109 -- VI. SMEs’ foreign exchange management, 141 -- VII. SMEs’ investment decisions, 165 -- VIII. SME accounting systems, 197 -- IX. Conclusion, 237 -- Sources, 249.

Volume III. A salute to Taiwan’s small and medium enterprises, i -- Preface, v -- Abstract, 1 -- I. Introduction, 11 -- II. Literatura review, 15 -- III. Taiwan’s financial system and social savings, 25 -- IV. The SME financial system, 59 -- V. SME financing behavior, 111 -- VI. SME financing difficulties and remedial strategies, 145 -- VII. Conclusions, 171 -- Appendix 1: Tables, 177 -- Appendix 2: SME case studies, 187 -- English sources, 195 -- Chinese sources, 197.

Volume IV. A salute to Taiwan’s small and médium enterprises, i -- Preface, v -- Abstract, 1 -- I. Introduction, 11 -- II. The development of small- and medium – sized enterprises, 17 -- III. The operating mechanisms of SME development, 47 -- IV. Changes in the economic environment after 1986, 77 -- V. Responses of SMEs to current difficulties, 89 -- VI. Conclusions and recommendations, 109 -- Sources, 113.

Volume V. A salute to Taiwan’s small and médium enterprises, i -- Preface, v -- Abstract, 1 -- I. Introduction, 13 -- II. An overview of economic development in the ROC, 17 -- III. The formation and development of SMEs in the ROC, 39 -- IV. The contribution of SMEs to the ROC’s economic development, 67 -- V. Government economic policy and SME development, 91 -- VI. Conclusions and future prospects, 113 -- Notes, 121 -- Appendix: supplementary tables, 125 -- English sources, 131 -- Chinese sources, 135.

Volume VI. A salute to Taiwan’s small and medium enterprises, i -- Preface, v -- Abstract, 1 -- I. Introduction, 9 -- II. The development of the textile industry in Taiwan, 13 -- III. Government financial and economic assistance measures, 47 -- IV. Analysis of the role of SMEs, 77 -- V. Future prospects, 101 -- VI. Conclusions and recommendations, 107 -- Notes, 111 -- Sources, 113.