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What is Empty Planet : The Shock of Global Population Decline about?

An award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher make the provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape   For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth's resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline—and in many countries, that decline has already begun.   In Empty Planet, John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker find that a smaller global population will bring with it many benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane; and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women.   But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. We can already see the effects in Europe and parts of Asia, as aging populations and worker shortages weaken the economy and impose crippling demands on healthcare and social security. The United States and Canada are well-pos

Author

Darrell Jay Bricker; John Ibbitson

Publisher

Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781984823229

Subjects

Science, Anthropology, Sociology

Rating

4.2 / 5 (599 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14