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Shia have an interest in supporting the central government because they believe that their demographic weight (60% of Iraq’s population) means that representative democracy will guarantee them the right to rule and protect them from Sunni demands and attacks.
What is absolutely certain is that the dependency ratio will rise virtually everywhere, owing to inexorable demographic trends.
Unlike when the Alliance was created, a multi-polar world system has taken shape, in which the West’s demographic and economic share has fallen, and in which it must now compete with successful authoritarian models such as China or even Russia.
Japan’s demographic crisis is particularly acute in rural areas, where the average age of farmers is surpassing the retirement age.
The rich countries face a similar demographic challenge, while the rest of the world waits to see how their responses will reshape the global economy.
Japan, due to its advanced demographic decline, is the bellwether, yet other traditional rural protectionists like France and South Korea are not far behind.
At the same time, European demographic trends are a source of concern.
The net result of these economic and demographic shifts is that a growing share of national income is now being directed to provide health, pensions, and other forms of basic support, while a declining percentage of citizens in nearly every society is now working to support a growing number of fellow citizens.
Idle retirement is a remarkable socioeconomic experiment that has been rendered unsustainable by current economic and demographic trends.
Finally, despite the significant demographic and economic changes in Egypt during the last four decades, Egyptian society still retains its agrarian character, which favors conciliation and compromise.
But, if that need were met, it would certainly mitigate Europe’s mounting demographic challenge, especially in Germany and Italy.
The first – espoused by a small minority, and lacking significant political support – is that immigration is fundamentally beneficial to an advanced country, as newcomers can mitigate demographic challenges and contribute to the economy’s skills base.
And while immigration liberals are right that migrants will help to ease demographic pressures in recipient countries, the prohibitionists are right that the newcomers will place considerable cultural stress on their new communities, particularly in Europe.
The Middle East’s demographic youth bulge is well known, but no one predicted that its members would mobilize social media and cell phones to topple long-established dictators.
Currently, India has a window of opportunity, nearly unique in nature, thanks to a huge demographic dividend: almost 60% of the country’s population is below the age of 30.
China’s demographic trends hold several adverse implications for its economy.
Given the current composition of India’s workforce, the potential of the demographic dividend is such that low-skill, labor-intensive manufacturing should be vigorously pursued.
In the longer term, Europe will face serious demographic challenges.
Adverse demographic trends combined with bad welfare state policies have created a time bomb that cannot be defused once it is about to go off.
Making matters worse for the SPD, the demographic profile of its core electorate amounts to a death sentence.
That demographic trend could unlock future growth by advancing economic diversification, spurring domestic consumption, and supporting industrialization.
Despite the challenges some African countries face, the continent’s economic potential remains massive, thanks to favorable demographic dynamics, fast-growing cities, burgeoning domestic markets, and a digital revolution.
Demographic shifts – including changing family structure, low fertility rates, and population aging – have led to reductions both in the overall size of households and in the number of working-age earners per household.
The social-insurance systems in Europe, as in the United States, Japan, and elsewhere, were designed under vastly different economic and demographic circumstances – more rapid economic growth, rising populations, and lower life expectancy – from those prevailing today.
Given demographic trends, this may well be Europe’s last chance to build a firmer foundation for future prosperity.
But tax cuts that must soon be reversed--due mainly to demographic pressure on public pensions and healthcare--are unlikely to stimulate demand as consumers lose confidence in government's ability to control deficits.
(Whether this change will be enough to reverse problematic demographic trends remains a topic of heated debate.)
Nowadays, most demographic predictions for China are based on the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) of 1.8 – unchanged for 20 years.
But China is unique, because it has arrived at a late stage of demographic transition at a relatively early stage in its economic development.
While China’s dramatic demographic change will weaken its comparative advantage in labor-intensive industries, it has not gained a compensating level of competitiveness in capital- and technology-intensive industries.
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