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To: Chas. who wrote (46238)	2/10/2009 2:26:24 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217661

Middle Class is a demographic phenomenon. It expands as the demographic window opens (the majority of the population is between 25 and 49 years old) and the pyramid has a bulge in the waist. See this animation to know what I mean: iiasa.ac.at It contracts when the majority of the population is older, That is the pyramid looks as if upside down. Middle Class is non existent as when the pyramid is standing with a wide base and a tiny top. That is the majority of the population is below 25 years of age.

To: Chas. who wrote (46238)	2/10/2009 2:31:19 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217661

These are animation of population's projections, and this is growth of middle class, consumtpion and GDP as a result. coursework.mnsfld.edu iiasa.ac.at See Europe becoming upside down pyramid china-europe-usa.com That means resources consumed by Europeans and othe rolder countries population will be tranferred wiot emerging markets. The finacial crisis is a result of the lack of perception of demographic phenomenon. OECD tried to artificially keep its standing even as population is going down.