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585: The estimated number, in the thousands, of people in China who this year will have more than 10 million renminbi -- or about $1.5 million -- in investable assets, according to a study by the consulting firm Bain & Company. That number is twice what it was in 2008. Most of those individuals are first-generation entrepreneurs, according to Bain. The fastest growth has been among those worth more than $15 million. Justin Yifu Lin, the World Bank's chief economist, last year named growing income disparity as one of China's biggest economic problems. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents a summary of the regional economic conditions in recent months for the Federal Reserve's twelve districts in the U.S. as of December 2, 2004.

Reports that several provinces within the country of China are forming a regional economic bloc. Efforts of the national and provincial leaders to eliminate any barriers to competition between the provinces; How the move highlights the limited economic integration currently in China; Comments from Huang Zhiquan, the governor of Jiangxi Province, regarding the regional cooperation; Historical significance of regional alliances in China, which has long favored national unity.

Focuses on the southern counties of New Jersey and how they tend to have more economic struggles than the northern counties. Comments from residents of South Jersey on the economic divide and how people in the north don't seem to notice they exist; History of the area; Popular notions about the area; Outlook for the social and economic struggles of the area.

Discusses the economic disparity between the north and south of Great Britain. Growth of the gap in income, average wages and migration, as of October 1999; History of the divide between the industrial North and the prosperity of the South, dominated by London; Contribution of the strength of the pound to interest rates; Examples of businesses; Other European countries with regional differences.