Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.
explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.
explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
发自威斯康星州麦迪逊——联合国在今年四月估算印度已超过中国成为世界上人口最多的国家。虽然这一发布得到了大量媒体关注,但印度2024年的人口普查可能显示出联合国的预测其实是被大大高估了。
根据印度最新的人口普查数据,该国的人口在2001年为10.3亿,2011年为12.1亿。然而联合国2022年发布的《世界人口展望》报告将这些数字分别定为10.8亿和12.6亿。此外印度全国家庭健康调查显示2017~2019年间的生育率为1.99,与《世界人口展望》2.16的估计值形成了鲜明对比。
在1974年的布加勒斯特联合国人口会议上,时任印度卫生和计划生育部长卡兰·辛格(Karan Singh)说过一句名言:“发展是最好的避孕药。”虽然人们通常认为人均收入与生育率直接相关,但生育率下降主要是由健康和教育状况的改善以及避孕药具的广泛使用所推动的。这种趋势在印度很明显:该国的生育率正随着婴儿死亡率的降低和教育水平的提高而急剧下降。
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