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Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend /

This book examines the promises as well as the challenges the demographic dividend brings to sub-Saharan Africa as fertility rates in the region fall and the labor force grows. It offers a detailed analysis of what conditions must be met in order for the region to take full economic advantage of ong...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Groth, Hans; May, John F
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Social sciences
Population
Demography
Economic policy
Population Economics
Development Policy
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46889-1
Summary: This book examines the promises as well as the challenges the demographic dividend brings to sub-Saharan Africa as fertility rates in the region fall and the labor force grows. It offers a detailed analysis of what conditions must be met in order for the region to take full economic advantage of ongoing population dynamics. As the book makes clear, the region will need to accelerate reforms to cope with its demographic transition, in particular the decline of fertility. The continent will need to foster human capital formation through renewed efforts in the areas of education, health and emp
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XXV, 526 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9783319468891
Index Number: HB848
CLC: C92
Contents: 1) Introduction: Hans Groth and John F. May -- Part I: Sub-Saharan Africa s Population: Country and Regional Case Studies: 2) Africa s Population: History, Current Status, and Projections: Jean-Pierre Guengant -- 3) Reaping a Demographic Dividend in Africa's Largest Country: Nigeria: Emmanuel Jimenez and Muhammad Ali Pate -- 4) The Second Biggest African Country Undergoing Rapid Change: Ethiopia: Assefa Hailemariam -- 5) The Third Biggest African Country: The Democratic Republic of the Congo: David Shapiro, Basile O. Tambashe, and Anatole Romaniuk -- 6) A Case of Almost Complete Demographic

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