Asymmetric Demography and the Global Economy

Ramiro Albrieu, University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMelvin Ayogu, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, South AfricaRicardo D. Brito, INSPER Institute of Education and Research, BrazilRichard N. Cooper, Harvard University, USAPranab Kumar Das, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, IndiaCai Fang, Chinese Academy of Social SciencesSaibal Kar, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, IndiaJosé Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University, USAOlumide Taiwo, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, NigeriaCarlos Viana de Varvalho, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilHarry X. Wu, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Du Yang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

• PART I: THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION AND THE MACROECONOMY: SETTING THE STAGE 1. Demographic Asymmetries and the Global Macroeconomy; José María Fanelli and Ramiro Albrieu 2. Demography and the Macroeconomy: A Methodological Framework; José Maria Fanelli PART II: DEMOGRAPHIC ASYMMETRIES AND THE GLOBAL SYSTEM 3. On the Macroeconomic and Financial Implications of the Demographic Transition; José María Fanelli and Ramiro Albrieu 4. Demography, Economic Growth, and Capital Flows; Richard N. Cooper 5. Reforming the Global Monetary Non-system; José Antonio Ocampo PART III: ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES 6. Macroeconomic Effects of the Demographic Transition in Brazil; Ricardo Brito and Carlos Carvalho 7. China's Premature Demographic Transition in Government-Engineered Growth; Cai Fang, Yang Du and Harry X. Wu 8. A Study of Demographic and Financial Changes in India; Pranab kumar Das and Saibal Kar 9. Demographic Transition, Growth, and Wealth in South Africa; Melvin D. Ayogu and Olumide Taiwo