Authors: ​J. Cameron Crump, Dorothy Paun and Paul M. Boardman ​Executive SummaryOver 20% of the world’s population, or 1.2 billion people, live in China, and more than 20% of the urban workforce is employed by foreign and private firms. Disposable income is growing, 10% annually since 1991, making imported products more accessible. China continues its transformation […]

Authors: ​Gerard F. Schreuder, and Richard P. Vlosky ​IntroductionForest products are an important component of Taiwan’s international trade mix comprising the fifth largest commodity group exported in 1984 with a value of $1.5 billion (EIU Annual Supplement, 2985), or 4.2% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings (Asian Timber, Nov. 1985).   This is an increase of over […]