Old Before Rich: When Factories Run Out of Workers
For decades, cheap labor helped turn emerging markets into winners of globalization. Now falling birth rates are beginning to unde…
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The Baby Bust
Birth rates are falling not only in the developed West, but also in countries that have yet to become wealthy. The consequences are far-reaching. At the opposite end of the spectrum lies a very different reality.
Old Before Rich: When Factories Run Out of Workers
For decades, cheap labor helped turn emerging markets into winners of globalization. Now falling birth rates are beginning to unde…
The Silent Crisis: When the State Works but Society Weakens
Falling birth rates mask a deeper crisis. From South Korea to Uruguay, states may appear to function, but high suicide rates point…
Religion as a Cure for the Demographic Crisis?
Birth rates are falling worldwide. The decline is often linked to weakening social cohesion, but shared religious life may help co…
Demography in the Shadow of War: How Russia and Ukraine Are Losing Children
Deaths at the front and behind the lines, psychological devastation, mass emigration, poverty, constant fear and the prospect of a…
Migration Will Not Solve Europe’s Demographic Crisis
Germany shows that migration neither reverses falling birth rates nor stops society from aging. It can ease specific labor shortag…