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| Introduction to the The Rise of the Echo |
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Revised Edition A new demographic shift has profound implications for Canadian economic and social life in the new millennium |
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| Introduction Two-Thirds of Everything |
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Demography, the study of human populations, is the most powerful tool for understanding the past and forecasting the future |
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Boomers and Other Cohorts |
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Why your year of birth is one of the most important things about you |
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Why the real estate boom happened. Why it ended, and what the future holds for homeowners and investors |
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Investing for the Long Term |
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For investors with a long-term perspective, demographic analysis reveals which areas of the economy will enjoy the most growth and which investments will be most likely to succeed |
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How the demographic shift is transforming the corporation and the nature of work |
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The arrival of the echo generation into its spending years creates a more complex retail environment But, because of the power of the boom, stores offering quality and service will continue to prosper |
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Which leisure activities will grow in popularity and which ones won't |
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How demographic change affects urban development, transportation choices, and the crime rate |
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Why failure to adapt to demographic change inflated Canada's education costs, and how we can avoid repeating the same mistake |
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Health Care at the Crossroads |
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Canada's health care system needs major reconstructive surgery to adapt to the needs of an aging population |
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How demographic change is transforming family and other social relationships |
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How Canada can survive and prosper in the coming ``grey interlude.'' |
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| Appendix I Demographic Forecasting |
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How demographers think about the future |
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| Appendix II Productive and Activity Forecasting |
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How to forecast just about anything |
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| Index |
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