[rublev]

>Third world countries are becoming westernized giving us a continued growth of our markets even though the population might shrink.

Which ones are those? The last thing the world needs is even more consumerist culture.

[cobookman]

Off the top of my head, China & India.

I'm sure countries in Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia are also seeing an overall increase to their standard of living over the past 30 years.