tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post116801994793792012..comments2024-03-24T20:13:39.387+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: A Demographic Divide?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-29790872232628573262007-04-17T15:13:00.000+00:002007-04-17T15:13:00.000+00:00Surely the key word here is "diverging"? The point...Surely the key word here is "diverging"? The point is that on the contrary, we're converging, or at least those who aren't yet will be doing so within a few decades. And that convergence offers once-only development opportunities for countries in dire need of them. We should be looking to the future and seeking to capitalise on those opportunities to our collective advantage. Nobody wants to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-90949543518043399862007-02-01T07:59:00.000+00:002007-02-01T07:59:00.000+00:00In point of fact, the American labor force continu...In point of fact, the American labor force continues to grow at a healthy but not excessive clip -- and shows every sign of continuing to do so for the forseeable future.<br /><br />The number of children born each year is at all-time highs, the number entering the labor force each year is increasing, and given the size of the age cohorts under 18, will continue to do so. <br /><br />And the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com