Acknowledgments

Introduction to the The Rise of the Echo

Revised Edition A new demographic shift has profound implications for Canadian economic and social life in the new millennium

Introduction Two-Thirds of Everything

Demography, the study of human populations, is the most powerful tool for understanding the past and forecasting the future

Boomers and Other Cohorts

Why your year of birth is one of the most important things about you

The Real Estate Meltdown

Why the real estate boom happened. Why it ended, and what the future holds for homeowners and investors

Investing for the Long Term

For investors with a long-term perspective, demographic analysis reveals which areas of the economy will enjoy the most growth and which investments will be most likely to succeed

Jobs and the Corporation

How the demographic shift is transforming the corporation and the nature of work

The New Rules of Retail

The arrival of the echo generation into its spending years creates a more complex retail environment But, because of the power of the boom, stores offering quality and service will continue to prosper

Tennis, Anyone?

Which leisure activities will grow in popularity and which ones won't

Urban Renewal

How demographic change affects urban development, transportation choices, and the crime rate

Rethinking Education

Why failure to adapt to demographic change inflated Canada's education costs, and how we can avoid repeating the same mistake

Health Care at the Crossroads

Canada's health care system needs major reconstructive surgery to adapt to the needs of an aging population

What's a Family?

How demographic change is transforming family and other social relationships

An Older, Wiser Canada

How Canada can survive and prosper in the coming ``grey interlude.''

Appendix I Demographic Forecasting

How demographers think about the future

Appendix II Productive and Activity Forecasting

How to forecast just about anything

Index