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The geriatric peace : population aging and the decline of war / Mark L. Haas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haas, Mark L., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Population aging--Political aspects.
- Population aging.
- War.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- The vast majority of the world's countries are experiencing a demographic revolution: dramatic, sustained, and likely irreversible population aging. States' median ages are steadily increasing as the number of people ages 65 and older skyrockets. Analysts and policymakers frequently decry population aging's domestic costs, especially likely slowing economic growth and massive new public expenditures for elderly welfare. But aging has a major yet largely unrecognized international benefit: it significantly reduces the likelihood of international war. Although wars continue to rage in parts of the world, almost none involve aged countries. This work provides a comprehensive argument why population aging will be a powerful force for peace.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 25, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-751176-7
- 0-19-751174-0
- OCLC:
- 1511469689
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