https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329400
This study clarifies the formation process of an epistemic community in Taiwan leading up to the implementation of the concept of direct payments as a policy measure. In addition to referring to parliamentary records and conducting research on the extant literature, interviews were carried out to find out how the Environmental Green Payment for Land Area Projects, a direct payment policy measure implemented in 2018, was conceived and adopted by the government. Further, to understand how the concept of direct payments is recognized and shared, we studied the political process through which agricultural policies are formulated in Taiwan. We also use a case study to certify that a characteristic of Taiwan’s agricultural policies is the close relationship between scholars and the government. This article confirms the existence of an epistemic community in the formation of Taiwan’s agricultural policies. The study also makes a significant contribution to the literature because it facilitates an enhanced understanding of the chronological process by which the direct-payment system was incorporated into agricultural policies.
