Aging Citizens Contribute to National Growth
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Speaker: Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
November 1, 2011
As the world's population surpasses seven billion, CFR Senior Fellow for Global Health Yanzhong Huang identifies the variety of ways in which different global regions are impacted by population growth. Huang argues that a region- and issue-specific approach is needed to address population issues.
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