Bust: The Economics of Population Decline
Oct 2026 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons
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We are entering an era of population decline across the developed world – and beyond. Few have given serious thought to what this might mean economically. Will an ageing society and dwindling population be easily accommodated, or strike at the very heart of our prosperity?
Paul Morland and Philip Pilkington argue that the consequences of the coming demographic upheaval will be economically devastating. All of the assumptions of economists – that a world of above-replacement birth rates and gentle annual population growth could be taken for granted – are being upended. Once economics drove population changes, but now demography is the most fundamental force shaping our economic future. Bust addresses everything from labour and capital markets to housing and the welfare state, showing the profoundly worrying consequences of a shrinking working age population and an ageing society. Unless we take radical action to bolster birth rates, we face a future of falling living standards, high inflation and low growth.
This book shines a penetrating light on one of the most ominous – and least understood – economic and social challenges of the twenty-first century. No-one who reads it will look upon public policy or the future of our society in the same way again.
Paul Morland and Philip Pilkington argue that the consequences of the coming demographic upheaval will be economically devastating. All of the assumptions of economists – that a world of above-replacement birth rates and gentle annual population growth could be taken for granted – are being upended. Once economics drove population changes, but now demography is the most fundamental force shaping our economic future. Bust addresses everything from labour and capital markets to housing and the welfare state, showing the profoundly worrying consequences of a shrinking working age population and an ageing society. Unless we take radical action to bolster birth rates, we face a future of falling living standards, high inflation and low growth.
This book shines a penetrating light on one of the most ominous – and least understood – economic and social challenges of the twenty-first century. No-one who reads it will look upon public policy or the future of our society in the same way again.
We are entering an era of population decline across the developed world – and beyond. Few have given serious thought to what this might mean economically. Will an ageing society and dwindling population be easily accommodated, or strike at the very heart of our prosperity?
Paul Morland and Phili...
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Paul Morland is one of the world's leading demographers. He has been an Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, and a Senior Member at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. His previous books include The Human Tide and No One Left.
Philip Pilkington is a macroeconomist and investment professional. He writes regularly for UnHerd, The Spectator, The New York Post, and American Affairs. He is co-host of the popular geopolitics podcast Multipolarity. His most recent book is The Collapse of Global Liberalism.
Paul Morland is one of the world's leading demographers. He has been an Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, and a Senior Member at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. His previous books include The Human Tide and No One Left.
Philip Pilkington is a macroeconomist ...
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