Studying Demography

Global Aging Initiative

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:43:54 -0400

What is the Global Aging Initiative? The world stands on the threshold of a demographic revolution with few parallels in humanity’s past. It’s called global aging, and in the coming decades it will subject nations around the world to extraordinary economic, social, and political challenges.

Global Strategy Institute

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:57:55 -0500

China's Long March to Retirement Reform

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:52:55 -0400

Although China is still a relatively young nation, it is about to undergo a stunning demographic transformation. By 2040, there will be 400 million Chinese elders, of whom 100 million will be aged 80 and over.

Class of 2025

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:28:44 -0400

GSI’s “Class of 2025 Initiative” focuses on the high school graduates of the year 2025, many of whom were born this year.

Demographics and Geopolitics in the 21st Century

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:22:41 -0400

In May 2008, GAI published The Graying of the Great Powers, the culmination of a two-year study that investigates how global demographic trends are reshaping the geopolitical landscape of the 21^st century.

Demographics and Human Capital Development in Mexico

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500

Mexico, like China, is about to undergo a stunning demographic transformation. Today, there are nine Mexican children for every elderly adult. By mid-century, there will be as many elderly adults as children. The Mexican government has asked GAI to examine the human capital implications of Mexico's looming age wave.

Future of U.S. Immigration

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500

As fertility rates fall, immigration is becoming the decisive factor in determining the long-run prospects for population and economic growth in the developed world. Yet despite its importance, projections of international migration by official government agencies in the United States and abroad are based on little more than ad hoc assumptions. The U.S.

Global Aging Vulnerability Index

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:27:25 -0400

The CSIS Aging Vulnerability Index, or AVI, represents the first attempt to develop a comprehensive quantitative measure of the global aging challenge that is comparable across the developed countries. The bottom line is a ranking of the major developed countries in terms of their “vulnerability”

Seven Futures

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:53:46 -0400

The SEVEN FUTURES project, the first outgrowth of the Seven Revolutions initiative, assesses the outlines of the world in the year 2025 by examining the “alternate futures” of seven key regions of the world.

Seven Revolutions

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:37:30 -0500

Leadership is compressed. Greater connectivity across the world means broader perspectives are more important than ever before, but leaders—no matter what their sector—have far fewer opportunities to think beyond their short term priorities and immediate responsibilities.