Over the past forty years, Taiwan's economic development has been one of the most rapid in the world. At the same time, from the beginning of the 1950's to the end of the 1970's, Taiwan's average income has improved markedly; distribution of wealth has become more equal.
在經濟發展上，過去將近四十年的時光中，台灣不僅是世界上經濟成長最快速的地區之一，同時，從一九五○年代初期到一九七○年代末期，將近卅年的期間裡，台灣的所得分配一直在顯著的改善，貧富的差距一直在縮小。