How does the number of children affect revolutions and economic growth? Of demography, democracy and depression.  By István Zsoldos, Péter Simon Vargha and Diána Szőke We tend to think about demographic processes in a very simplistic way: there are a lot of Chinese people, masses of…

The national anthem of South Sudan (chosen in a televised competition in 2010) calls upon the “land of great abundance to uphold us united in peace and harmony”. Let’s be polite and say that this is more of an aspiration than reflecting current realities. Subscribe to our newsletter to…