Are nations with low birth rates going to collapse due to a temporary bulge in the ranks of the elderly? On an overpopulated planet, this is an important question. Depopulation alarmists in numerous countries are pushing for baby bonuses or high immigration quotas in order to avoid getting into recovery from growth addiction. It’s all for the sake of maintaining perpetually increasing numbers of taxpayers, consumers and workers. This approach to demography is unsustainable and dangerous.

Dave Gardner and guest co-host Nandita Bajaj are joined by Jane O’Sullivan, lead author of the paper, Silver Tsunami or Silver Lining? Why we should not fear an ageing population. Jane explains why the fears propagated by alarmists are vastly exaggerated or ill-founded.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• "Will Global Population Peak Below 10 Billion?" by Jane O'Sullivan

• "Five Myths About Population, Aging and Environmental Sustainability" by Jane O'Sullivan

• "World Population Prospects, 2019 – Good News or Bad" by Jane O'Sullivan

• "WWF Living Planet Report 2018 – 'aiming higher', but not on target" by Jane O'Sullivan

• "Aging Human Populations: Good for Us, Good for the Earth" by Jane O'Sullivan

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