1. QOTD Tie-in – National Day of Conception
Restrictive vs. expansive population policies (also called ante-natalist and pro-natalist policies)
Globally: 7.4 billion, declining fertility but continued pop. momentum
Some lesser developed countries – high pop. growth rates More developed and middle income countries – low or declining pop. growth rates
The impacts of either a lack or abundance of youth and working-age adults
2013 – 37% of govts.- policies to lower pop. growth, 20% - policies to raise growth, 43% - policies to maintain or non-influence
Ageing society problems – Japan’s elderly moving to retirement villages in Malaysia and Philippines – 1/3 the cost of what it is in Japan