A rather alarming set of numbers here. The implications for future world peace seem pretty grim.
I'll be back soon....I've been caught up in a lot of work in the final weeks of my master's studies, but today I turn in my last paper, so will have more time to reflect here.
so according to Brooks the children of the 'One Child Policy' will more or less be getting married, and will eventually take care of two sets of parents? i think that is how it will brake down, but i'm not a statistics guy.
ReplyDeletethere are some encouraging things developing here that could help: faith based initiatives.
"In Communist China?!" -yeah, in Communist China. The think-tank i used to work for is promoting seminars in China (www.globalengage.org), and have reported that the New Generation in China is very market-oriented, globally savvy, and greatly interested in something like 'religious freedom'. Theoretically, this will have its pay off in a return to the importance of family, respect of the elderly, and service to the poor.
All this in the form of non-government ORGs and faith-based ORGs, and this w/o being closely tied to the State.
just thought i would throw that out there for some thought.
Russia, however, is in alot of trouble -especially considering they have never grasped that contrition is a less-than-appreciated concept in diplomacy. Rolling tanks into Groznny, and recently killing the only half-moderate Chechen leader in almost a century, hasn't helped either.
-Justin