中文摘要
本研究採用定性方法，考察外商專業人士和企業主對台灣政府有關外資企業和台灣移民政策的意見。
這些數據是通過採訪生活在台灣的各種以商業為導向的個人來收集的。所有受訪者都至少有十年在台灣生活和工作的經驗，有些人有四十多年的經驗。
本研究的目的是分析台灣經濟不斷變化的性質，以及與他們自己的出生國相比，使其成為外國人更喜歡的目的地的發展。這種有利的地緣政治局勢是台灣與西方國家和中華人民共和國（PRC）接近的結果。
結果表明，在台灣的生活體驗相當不錯。總體反應是，台灣為受訪者提供了他們在本國可能無法利用的機會。本文反映了台灣在外國社區中對本國與東南亞其他國家進行比較時所擁有的獨特性。此處的數據包含有關機會、生活質量、生活成本和作為外國人在台灣經商的難易程度等方面的寶貴見解。
關鍵詞: 台灣, 政策, 政府, 外國, 移民

Abstract
This study was conducted using a qualitative approach to examine the opinions of foreign business professionals and business owners on the policies of the Taiwanese government concerning foreign owned businesses and immigration in Taiwan.
The data has been collected by means of interviewing various business-oriented individuals living in Taiwan. All the interviewees have a minimum of ten years experience living and working in Taiwan and some of whom have more than forty.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the changing nature of the Taiwanese economy and the developments that have made it a preferable destination for foreign nationals in comparison to their own country of birth. This advantageous geopolitical situation is a result of the proximity of Taiwan in relation to Western nations and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).
The results indicate that the experience of living in Taiwan has been quite favourable. The overall response has been that Taiwan has allowed the respondents opportunities that they may not have been able to take advantage of in their home countries. This paper reflects the perceived uniqueness that Taiwan holds amongst the foreign community regarding comparisons between their home country and other countries in Southeast Asia. The data herein contains valuable insights concerning matters of opportunity, quality of life, cost of living and ease of doing business as a foreign national in Taiwan.
Key words: Taiwan, policy, government, foreign, immigration

Table of content

Thesis validation letteri
Acknowledgementsii
中文摘要iii
Abstractiv
Table of contentv
Chapter 1 Introduction1
Southeast Asian immigrants2
Who has the ‘the right stuff?4
Chapter 2 Literature review11
RAVENSTEIN’S LAWS12
Neoclassical Economic Theory- Macro14
Neoclassical Economic Theory- Micro14
Push and Pull; Simplified16
Opening to the world20
Chapter 3 Research Methodology24
Data generation and analysis26
Chapter 4 Results and Analysis27
Foreigners living in Taiwan; Questionnaire28
Responses33
Summary and Interpretation of Results34
Chapter 5 Conclusions38
Limitations and future Research40
Bibliography41
Appendix43

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