U.S. Development Policy in an Aging World

Download or read book U.S. Development Policy in an Aging World written by Richard Jackson and published by Center for Strategic & International Studies. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The demographic transformation sweeping the emerging world has profound implications for U.S. development policy. The challenge is no longer helping countries overcome the obstacles to development posed by high birthrates and rapid population growth, but leveraging the opportunities created by falling birthrates and slowing population growth. This report discusses how developing countries can best leverage their “demographic dividends” in order to boost income and wealth while they are still young and growing, as well as how they can prepare for the inevitable aging of their populations that looms just over the horizon. It also explores what the emerging new demographic realities imply for the optimal shape of U.S. development policy in decades to come.