Agequake : riding the demographic rollercoaster shaking business, finance and our world / Paul Wallace.

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The demographic foundations that we take for granted - an ever expanding and youthful population - are slipping beneath our feet. As people live longer and fewer children are born, a seismic shift is under way in the age profile of populations: the 'agequake'. The agequake is creating a world where...

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Main Author: Wallace, Paul, 1931-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: London : Nicholas Brealey Pub., 1999.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
Age distribution (Demography) > Economic aspects.
Age distribution (Demography) > Social aspects.
Baby boom generation > Economic aspects.
Baby boom generation > Government policy.
Baby boom generation > Health aspects.
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Electronic books.
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Physical Description:x, 266 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
Format: Electronic eBook
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The demographic foundations that we take for granted - an ever expanding and youthful population - are slipping beneath our feet. As people live longer and fewer children are born, a seismic shift is under way in the age profile of populations: the 'agequake'. The agequake is creating a world where more than half of Western populations will be over 40 but fitter and healthier than ever before, where well-educated workers can have their pick of jobs all over the world, and where the US is the second largest Spanish-speaking country. But it is also a world where house prices no longer rise ine.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:HB1531 .W35 1999eb
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-258) and index.
ISBN:0585355495 (electronic bk.)
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2001.
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