The American Security Commitment to the Global Order

Between 19 80 and two thousand 15, all the world's internationally wired systems fell into one of two broad buckets. In bucket number one were those countries relatively early in their demographic transitions. Mortality was rapidly falling and life spans were rapidly expanding. But drop in birt rates had not yet led to catastrophic reductions in the number of young workers. These countries were ravenous, and not just for food. Most of the spending a person does occurs between the ages of 15 and forty five.