Wildly varying rates of birth and an irregularly shaped population pyramid can result in economic and political instability as the majority becomes retirees who

Wildly varying rates of birth and an irregularly shaped population pyramid can result in economic and political instability as the majority becomes retirees who are not contributing to the economy but retain much of the political power. Silver Democracy: Youth Representation in an Aging Japan - https://escholarship.org/uc/item/54d3f8bz https://escholarship.org/uc/item/54d3f8bz Japan’s Silver Democracy : The Costs of Letting the Elderly Rule Politics - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/japan/2013-07-18/japans-silver-democracy https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/japan/2013-07-18/jap... ( https://archive.is/hlAya https://archive.is/hlAya )