Population Controls, Including Abortion, Spark Gender Imbalance in China; 30 Million More Men Expected in 15 Years – International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

Posted by Matt in October 8th, 2009 | no comment

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China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women in less than 15 years as a gender imbalance resulting from the country’s tough one-child policy becomes more pronounced, state media reported Friday.
The tens of millions of men who will not be able to find a wife could also lead to social instability [...]

Millennium Project Report Issued on the Future of the World | Reuters

Posted by Matt in August 24th, 2009 | no comment

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A major report issued by the United Nations Millennium Project has just been released. It finds that half the world appears vulnerable to social instability and violence due to increasing and potentially prolonged unemployment from the recession as well as several longer-term issues: decreasing water, food, and energy supplies per person; the cumulative effects of [...]

State of the World’s Future

Posted by Matt in August 18th, 2008 | no comment

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by Larry EdelsonI’ll discuss the state of the markets shortly. First, I’d like to discuss the state of the world’s future.
According to a long-term study just released by the U.S. Naval Services Department, a series of tipping points could dramatically alter the global prospects for economic growth and humanity — for the worse.
Right now, for [...]