Facing Up to Our Mismanagement of Population Aging

Since at least 1988, the Trends editors have been sounding warnings about the inevitable crisis associated with the aging of humanity. Today, it's fair to say that, "our demographic chickens are now coming home to roost." Where do we stand? What is the outlook? What responses stand the best chance of resolving the looming crisis in a positive manner? We'll provide the answers.

One of the most important challenges we will face in the coming decades is the aging of the world's populations. In both th.....