Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Map -- Introduction -- Ch 1 China-Taiwan Economic Relations -- Trade: Data Problems, Economic Drivers, and Political Barriers -- Direct Investment and Portfolio Holdings -- Flows of People -- Conclusions -- Ch 2 Bilateral Effects of...

Individuals drive the global distribution of income and consumption -- Macroeconomic and demographic driving factors -- Global income distribution-past, present, future -- Ensuing shifts in consumption patterns worldwide -- Infrastructure needs -- Implications for public policies -- World on the...