1.Most experts would say that we are now moving into a post-industrial age. What is meant by this term? b) Wh

Question

1.Most experts would say that we are now moving into a post-industrial age. What is meant by this term?
b) What influence might living in the post-industrial age have on the world's population? Why

Answer 1

Post-industrial means people have all the goods they demand that are made by industrial manufacturing, but service industries play the dominant role in the economy. It is where we all already are in the West. At present, industrial production is still a large fraction of the economies of China, S Korea, Malaysia, India, Brazil and other middle income countries. In time these too will move into the 'post-industrial' phase.

Later this century, services may rise to about 90% of world GDP as a whole. That will be a truly 'post-industrial' world.

b) Population is already declining in Italy and some other European countries. Natural reproduction is below the population-sustaining level in many Western countries, it is only immigration that is keeping our countries vibrant. In the long run (22nd century and beyond) when all countries are "developed" this means world population will decline slowly (1-2% a year). But that is only a projection based on trends observable today. Perhaps a new force comes along to kick desired reproduction rates upwards.

Answer 2

Post industrial means that we no longer put our labor and resource majorly into industry production. (Steel Mills, Car Manufature, textiles etc)

The world's population most likely would become more level in a post industrial environment, because many children are not needed anymore to work in the fields etc.