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The World Won't Be Aging Gracefully. Just the Opposite.
by possibly noteworthy at 7:23 am EST, Jan 5, 2009 |
Neil Howe: If you think that things couldn't get any worse, wait till the 2020s.
From the archive, a bit of Gladwell: The relation between the number of people who aren’t of working age and the number of people who are is captured in the dependency ratio.
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The World Won't Be Aging Gracefully. Just the Opposite.
by Decius at 8:04 am EST, Jan 5, 2009 |
Population trends point inexorably toward a more dominant U.S. role in a world that will need us more, not less. For the past several years, the U.N. has published a table ranking the world's 12 most populous countries over time. In 1950, six of the top 12 were developed countries. In 2000, only three were. By 2050, only one developed country will remain -- the United States, still in third place. By then, it will be the only country among the top 12 with a historical commitment to democracy, free markets and civil liberties.
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