Herding CatsPublished on a semi-semi-regular basisGo forth and multiply- May 3, 2004 The world is headed for a population implosion over the next 50 years since Industrialized countries continue to reproduce below their replacement level Third-world countries' reproduction rates are slowing rapidly with their industrialization and the spread of birth control...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000121.html One test of the welfare state- May 3, 2004 (Via MarginalRevolution) The Washington Times has a very interesting article on the long-term results of Sweden's switch to a welfare state. From 1890 to 1950, Sweden had a low-tax, low-regulation economy that was the world's fastest-growing. Then it switched to...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000120.html |