About 2.5 billion people live in the ridiculously underdeveloped nations of China and India, both of which are rapidly playing catch up with the western world. Citizens of both these countries will soon come to demand the exact same luxuries we in the west enjoy - reliable electicity and water supplies; a rich, varied and exotic diet; personal motorised transport; the latest electronics goods.
Wheat prices have jumped colossally in the past year. The price of oil has jumped likewise. And we haven't even touched the tip of the 'Asian Development' iceberg.
Can the world sustain the needs of so many people? Will it cause friction that will ultimately lead to a confrontation between the developed and the developing?
Wheat prices have jumped colossally in the past year. The price of oil has jumped likewise. And we haven't even touched the tip of the 'Asian Development' iceberg.
Can the world sustain the needs of so many people? Will it cause friction that will ultimately lead to a confrontation between the developed and the developing?