The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World

By Jack A. Goldstone

Summary: 

 

A series of looming demographic trends will greatly affect international security in the twenty-first century. How policymakers adjust to these changes now will determine the course of global political and economic stability for years to come.

Four Megatrends:

• A drop in the rich world’s population relative to the developing world’s; 
• Aging populations in developed countries; 
• An increase in undereducated, unemployed youth in developing (especially Muslim) countries; and 
• The rise of overcrowded megacities in the developing world.

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65735/jack-a-goldstone/the-new-population-bomb