Ep. 223: China: the Middle-Aged Kingdom

China's fertility rate is down to just 1.6. The workforce is shrinking while the population of the elderly grows. At the same time, the now abandoned one-child policy has resulted in a skewed sex ratio. Given all this, could demography be a rising China's Achilles Heel? Manoj Kewalramani, Suyash Desai join Pranay Kotasthane to discuss the economics and politics of population control in China. Manoj Kewalramani - @theChinaDude Suyash Desai - @Suyash_Desai Pranay Kotasthane - @pranaykotas You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: or iOS: or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at

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Ep. 223: China: the Middle-Aged Kingdom is an episode from The Takshashila Podcast by IVM Podcasts.

This episode is 36:40 long.

This episode was published on Dec 16, 2019.

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