Aging population

Description:

Aging population is the driving force which for example is driving Europe to accept Turkey into the EU. With the advances in medicine the population of the world is living longer which means that the world needs more resources to support this population. Alhtough the birth rate is diminishing around the world. Resources are limited and therefore one day they will end.

Enablers:

   -	Technogical adavnces in medicine

- Better conditions of living in the Developing world - More health awareness

Inhibitors:

  -	Extending the retirement age to another 10 years so people will have to work more

Paradigms:

Old: Our social structure of society will not change dramatically.

New: The aging of our population will drastically change our way of living, the perception of age and the social interaction.

Experts:

Sources for additional information about this driving force. (if you have found people, put the links to them)

Timing:

http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/pdf/80chapterii.pdf

Web Resources:

Useful resources on the web relating to this force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy

http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/worldageing19502050/

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0422/p20s01-wmgn.html

http://econwpa.wustl.edu:80/eps/hew/papers/0405/0405001.pdf