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The Power of Demography, with Paul Morland

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Wouldn't It Be Good to Have Half the Population of the World?

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The world's population is on the way to a 'zero' rate of growth. But technology means that we can support more people than ever before. The trouble with having half the population is that it will go through a period of decline and ages. We'll probably all be best off for the time being with modest population growth, he says.

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