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China's Dependency Ratio: As Good As It Gets
paul.kedrosky.com - 6/29/2009
China's Dependency Ratio: As Good As It Gets
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Great chart reinforcing a point I made here some time ago about the implications of China's looming senility bubble, with the population set to age faster than any country in modern memory. Check where we are in China's trending dependency ration: [via The Economist ]

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