Moreover, the competition in the election also is a main factor that cause welfare expansion. The local election in 1992, the DPP’s candidate for Tianan County pledged old age allowance and the electorate respond positive. So in 1993 election the DPP using this policy to promote their candidates. At first, the KMT blamed DPP bribing the electorate. However, not long after the KMT government increased the benefits for low-income families and ready to introduce old age pension scheme to increase their popularity among the electorate. It showed that political parties have tried to expend the social welfare system in order to gain their electoral
