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Empty Planet

The Shock of Global Population Decline

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Empty Planet

Auteur(s): Darrell Bricker, John Ibbitson
Narrateur(s): Robert Petkoff
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 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change” (New Statesman), an award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher argue that the global population’s inevitable decline will dramatically reshape our social, political, and economic landscape.

“An ambitious reimagining of our demographic future.”—The New York Times Book Review

For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline—and in many countries, that decline has already begun.

In Empty Planet, international social researcher Darrell Bricker and award-winning journalist John Ibbitson find that a smaller global population will bring with it many benefits: Fewer workers will command higher wages, the environment will improve, the risk of famine will wane, and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women. But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. The United States and Canada are well positioned to successfully navigate these coming demographic shifts—unless growing isolationism leads us to close ourselves off just as openness becomes more critical to our survival than ever.

Rigorously researched and deeply compelling, Empty Planet offers a vision of the future that we can no longer prevent—but one that we can shape, if we choose. Anthropologie Sciences sociales Afrique Chine Capitalisme Système solaire Impérialisme Réfugié Moyen Âge Socialisme Amérique Latine Japon impérial Justice sociale Moyen-Orient

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“Arresting. . . lucid, trenchant and very readable, the authors' arguments upend consensus ideas about everything from the environment to immigration; the result is a stimulating challenge to conventional wisdom."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Warnings of catastrophic world overpopulation have filled the media since the 1960s, so this expert, well-researched explanation that it's not happening will surprise many readers…delightfully stimulating.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Thanks to the authors’ painstaking fact-finding and cogent analysis, [Empty Planet] offers ample and persuasive arguments for a re-evaluation of conventional wisdom."—Booklist

“The ‘everything you know is wrong’ genre has become tedious, but this book is riveting and vitally important. With eye-opening data and lively writing, Bricker and Ibbitson show that the world is radically changing in a way that few people appreciate.”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now

“While the global population is swelling today, birth rates have nonetheless already begun dropping around the world. Past population declines have been driven by natural disasters or disease—the Toba supervolcano, Black Death or Spanish Flu—but this coming slump will be of our own making. In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Bricker and Ibbitson compellingly argue why by the end of this century the problem won't be overpopulation but a rapidly shrinking global populace, and how we might have to adapt.”—Lewis Dartnell, Professor of Science Communication, University of Westminster, and author of The Knowledge: How to Rebuild our World from Scratch

“To get the future right we must challenge our assumptions, and the biggest assumption so many of us make is that populations will keep growing. Bricker and Ibbitson deliver a mind-opening challenge that should be taken seriously by anyone who cares about the long-term future — which, I hope, is all of us.” —Dan Gardner, author of Risk and co-author of Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction

“A highly readable, controversial insight into a world rarely thought about—a world of depopulation under ubiquitous urbanization.” –George Magnus, author of The Age of Aging and Red Flags: Why Xi's China is in Jeopardy

“This briskly readable book demands urgent attention."–The Mail on Sunday

“A fascinating study.”–The Sunday Times

“Refreshingly clear and well balanced.”–Literary Review
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An interesting read that policy makers around the world may want to consider. The ‘over population’ problem was certainly a difficult one and the gradual reduction of population may be just as difficult.

Is this the better problem?

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I thought this book gave strong arguments showing that the danger of a population explosion is highly unlikely. If we can survive the present and the near future, our planet and our species may have a very positive future

A must read

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The worlds population is declining and there is nothing we can do about it. As globalization, women's education and contraception reach all corners of the world people are choosing to have less children . This will have enormously consequences economically, socially and geopolitically. Countries that are smart should be like Canada (the author's home country) and take in large amount of economic migrants and refugees to bolster their aging populations. Canada is a shining example of what the authors refer to as "post national multiculturalism." Nations that try to isolate themselves from this inevitability will shrink and possibly wither to near extinction and diminished power and influence.

I discovered Ibbitson reading his very regular contributions to The Globe And Mail. As a journalist he tends to write extremely pro immigration articles with devout conviction that can almost feel like propaganda with the frequency they pop up in the newspaper. As a Canadian myself, I wanted to try to understand where he was coming from.

The book has some very interesting points. A mixture of quantitative data and in person interviews and investigations. Case studies from around the world. It is a strong theory and they back it up fairly well. With the speed the world seems to be changing right now will there be events and variables in the next hundred years that could throw these trends in other directions? Your guess is probably as good as theirs.



There eventually will be no more people?

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Reads like a history book. I see no valuable information to determine trends for today and future. It really reads handicapped by dated information.
Chapter 12 seems to be totally untrue in every sense. Canada is over run with immigrant crimes in every major city. Gangs, money washing. Drugs. Bricker and his partner need to walk the down towns of every Major Canadian city. They are modern day ghettos.
Chapter 13 is a joke that shows how dumb their premise is. If we depopulate we return to days of less people, less consumption. Better environment impacts. I read boom bust echo. It was not totally correct either. But empty planet is a joke, rather than a prognostication of trends. Cities are dying . Remote work will continue to crush high cost living and lifestyle perks. Totally missed the reality of today . Saving grace is it was published in 2019. Authors obviously have not read 4th turning.

Out dated data and off trend of today - flat wrong

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A great piece of current policy writing. This book should be widely read. Solid production and sound quality.

Important book

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