-Image generated by Microsoft Bing AI [Apologies, too long -as usual, so have split this into two parts. Part (a) looks at countries which have had ageing populations much earlier - notably Germany and Japan, while Part (b) will look at how countries who have more recently entered the realms of negative population growth are preparing for the future when there are more older people than youngsters]. Age Redefined Expressions such as “ Silver Tsunami” so popular with economists and the press, imply that having a growing number of older people in the population will be a bad thing, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be so. Indeed, many countries are starting to see that as an asset, rather than a liability. Baby Boomers are notorious for defying established norms. Now, thanks to modern medicine and research into exercise and nutrition they are doing it again with respect to established notions about ageing. For the most part they are living longer, health...
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