Introduction: Making money -- Sprouts of capitalism : bamboo in springtime -- America's retail revolution : the hidden dragon -- Demand-led industrialization : big buyers in Taiwan -- An economic way of life : the round table -- Big business, small firm : meat and soup -- The search for a new Asian economy : the tipping point -- High technology industries in Taiwan : turning on a dime -- Consolidation in China : a new age of mass production -- Consolidation in China : computers and smartphones -- Greater Taiwan, circa 2016 : the end of an era? -- Epilogue : the future of demand-led capitalism