Geography A-Level
Demographic and Economic Imbalance
What Demographic and Economic Imbalance means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Demographic and Economic Imbalance
The structural dependency of developed economies on migrant labor to offset aging populations and fill labor shortages in both high-skill (quaternary) and low-skill (secondary/tertiary) sectors.
Topics that use Demographic and Economic Imbalance
- Globalisation (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Demographic and Economic Imbalance in the exam
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