Global demographic change and its implications for military power

Global demographic change and its implications for military power /

What is the impact of demographics on the prospective production of military power and the causes of war? This monograph analyzes this issue by projecting working-age populations through 2050; assessing the influence of demographics on manpower, national income and expenditures, and human capital; a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Libicki, Martin C.
Corporate Authors: Rand Corporation, Project Air Force (U.S.)
Other Authors: Shatz, Howard J., Taylor, Julie E., 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1091-AF.
Subjects:
United States. > Armed Forces > Manpower > Forecasting.
Armed Forces (United States)
Balance of power > Forecasting.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Manpower > Forecasting
Military policy > Forecasting
Population forecasting
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Armies.
United States > Military policy > Forecasting.
United States > Population > Forecasting.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Numbers
  • Long-term trends in national GDP
  • The economic burden of aging populations
  • The influence of demographics on the causes of war
  • The impact of demographic trends on military power projection
  • Implications.

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