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From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world

  • Written by John Rennie Short, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the worldPopulation trends are driving change.Alexander Spatari/Getty Images

Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years been linked to what demographers call a “youth bulge.” Meanwhile, the economic slowdown in China and ballooning public debtin the United States ar...

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