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Contributor(s): Dr Luara Ferracioli | oin us for the annual Auguste Comte lecture delivered by Luara Ferracioli, a leading thinker on the philosophy of immigration and the philosophy of the family.
Reduced birth rates in key economies could lead to population collapse by 2100. Demographic change disrupts retirement systems, income distribution, and government services like healthcare and aged care. How should liberal states respond to this challenge?
The lecture explores the ethical complexities around potential solutions like boosting fertility, delaying retirement, and increasing skilled migration.
Reduced birth rates in key economies could lead to population collapse by 2100. Demographic change disrupts retirement systems, income distribution, and government services like healthcare and aged care. How should liberal states respond to this challenge?
The lecture explores the ethical complexities around potential solutions like boosting fertility, delaying retirement, and increasing skilled migration.
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