Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World's Population and How It Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation

About this title: The "N""ew ""Y""ork ""T""imes "bestselling author of "C""hi"n"a"," "Inc." "reports on the astounding economic and political ramifications of our aging world. The world's population is rapidly aging--by the year 2030, one billion people will be sixty-five or older. And for the first time in history, the number of people over age fifty will be greater than that of those under age seventeen. Few of us understand the resulting massive effects on economies, jobs, and families, or grasp how our most personal decisions both age ... read more

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