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Egyptian Demographics February 5, 2011

An analysis of the population dynamics that made Egypt into a tinderbox. Egypt’s raw economic numbers- 8.9% unemployment, 6% GDP growth- don’t look so bad, but they educated their citizens faster than they could find jobs for them.

The article vindicates a lot of the hand-wringing that occurs in the Chinese press about the Jiuye Wenti (the question of finding jobs for new graduates) and the need for Bao Ba (to preserve 8- as in 8% GDP growth.) Looks like the CCP knows what it needs to do to stick around.