GiNN-BerlinKontor.-–Whether it is America, Europe or China, the social trend is clear: People are living longer and having fewer and fewer children. This demographic change presents several pressing problems: Low economic growth, financial problems for social welfare systems, and a shortage of skilled workers are all examples but there are also distribution conflicts between the young and old. In recent years, there have been various political efforts to try and get a grip on the problem: Better promotion of work and family compatibility, immigration of qualified workers and an increase of the retirement age are just some of these. Weiterlesen