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The Aging Baby Boomer Generation Problem and the Economics of Poverty

Non-Renewable Resources, Population Growth, and the Economics of Poverty


Many governments are considering population growth as a solution to the aging baby boomer problem (higher social support system and healthcare costs...). Does the economics of such policies really add up?

Or, would population growth be a huge mistake, making us poorer in addition to accelerating the depletion of non-renewable resources and precipitating an economic crisis?


See also Book I of the Waves of the Future Series

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Non-Renewable Resources:
Mineral Supplies & Reserve Statistics

Resource Depletion Model Simulations:
Mineral Shortages & Prospect of Economic Crisis

Economics of Poverty
The Aging Baby Boomer Generation Problem

More information: USGS Conservation International Sierra Club UN Population Division