Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline-and in many countries such as Japan and Italy, that decline has already begun.īricker contends that a smaller global population will bring with it real benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages the environment will improve the risk of famine will wane falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women.īut enormous disruptions cannot be dismissed. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Darrell Bricker is a leading international social researcher and, along with journalist John Ibbitson, he made the provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political and economic landscape.įor half a century, statisticians, pundits and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources.
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