Paul Wallace
Nicholas Brearley Publishing Limited, 1999
In the late 1990's, Japan became the first country ever with an average age of 40. It's population will peak in 2007 and then fall. Other western countries will quickly follow that trend and so, eventually, will developing countries.
This well-researched and readable books looks at some of the consequences of slow, or negative, population growth and older populations.
Wallace examines the impact on the future of:
| business |
| the workforce |
| pensions, healthcare and government budgets |
| investment |
Wallace draws on data and research covering many countries.
This book is vital reading for anyone contemplating decisions with a horizon of more than one year.