| Description |
288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-277) and index. |
| Contents |
A brief history of population -- Malthus and sons -- The greying of Europe -- Asia: the price of miracles -- The economics of babies -- The Africa question -- Shutting down the factory in Brazil -- Push and pull migration -- The Elephant rises, the Dragon declines -- The second American century -- Cultural extinction in an age of decline -- The Canadian solution -- What lies ahead. |
| Summary |
Explores both the benefits and disruptions that could occur with a decline in the global population, including higher wages and a lower risk of famine, but also worker shortages that can weaken economies and cripple healthcare and social security. |
| Subject(S) |
Demographic transition.
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Population -- Social aspects.
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Population -- Economic aspects.
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| Added Name(S) |
Ibbitson, John, author.
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| ISBN |
9781984823212 (hardcover) |
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