Demographics, Education and Employment Dynamics

Abstract

Our world is inherently complex and highly dynamic, subject to rapid change. Two man-made systems, namely geopolitics and macroeconomics, are the main drivers of global world system change. This chapter takes a closer look at the complexity of both systems and at the structural and behavioral changes that occur within them resulting from the volatility of elements such as the balance of geopolitical power and political decision-making. These elements, in turn, are determined by factors that include demographics, access to natural resources and raw materials, energy demand, technology, and the availability and distribution of goods and services. In addition, geopolitical power is determined by the military resources and levels of military spending of individual countries and regions of the world.