Africa's population : in search of a demographic dividend / Hans Groth, John F. May, editors.
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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Table of 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 Transition: South Africa: Tom A. Moultrie
- 7) Fertility Transitions and Schooling Dividends in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Experience of Vanguard Countries: Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue and Noah Hirschl
- 8) Countries with Fertility Transitions in Progress: Jean-François Kobiané and Moussa Bougma
- 9) Countries with Slow and Irregular Fertility Transitions: Gervais Beninguisse and Liliane Manitchoko
- 10) Countries with Very Slow or Incipient Fertility Transitions: Hamidou Issaka Maga and Jean-Pierre Guengant
- 11) Demographic Challenges of the Sahel Countries: John F. May, Jean-Pierre Guengant, and Vincent Barras
- Part II: Drivers of the Demographic Dividend: 12) The Demographic Dividend: A Potential Surplus Generated by a Demographic Transition: Vincent Turbat
- 13) African Fertility Changes: Bruno Schoumaker
- 14) Access to Family Planning and Women's Health: Ndola Prata
- 15) Manpower, Education, Skills, and Jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nicolas Eberstadt
- 16) Marriage Patterns and the Demographic Dividend: Dominique Meekers and Anastasia Gage
- 17) Mortality, Health, and Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Bruno Masquelier and Almamy Malick Kanté
- 18) Acute and Chronic Health Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Unfinished Agenda: Thomas Zeltner, Farhad Riahi, and Jonas Huber
- 19) New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Alan Whiteside and Nick Zebryk
- 20) Migration, Urbanization, and Slums in Sub-Saharan Africa: Blessing Mberu, Donatien Béguy, and Alex Ezeh
- 21) Internal and International Migration: Nikola Sander and Elin Charles-Edwards
- Part III: Development Challenges: 22) Economic Growth and Public and Private Investments: Vincent Turbat
- 23) Governance, Transparency, and the Rule of Law: Anna Zuber, Christian Blickenstorfer, and Hans Groth
- 24) The Role of Natural Resources: Daniel J. Mabrey
- 25) Population, Food Security, and Climate Change: Africa's Challenges: Jason Bremner
- 26) The Development of Organized Commodity Exchanges in Africa: An Economic Analysis: Heinz Zimmermann and Marco Haase
- Part IV: Assembling Sub-Saharan Africa's Jigsaw: 27) Is a Rapid Fertility Decline Possible? Lessons from Asia and Emerging Countries: Feng Wang
- 28) Demographic Dividend Models: Scott Moreland and Elizabeth Leahy Madsen
- 29) The Roles of Governments, the Private Sector, and the International Community: Jotham Musinguzi
- 30) Conflicts and the Demographic Transition: Economic Opportunity or Disaster?: Siri Aas Rustad, Gudrun Østby, and Henrik Urdal
- 31) Conclusions: Hans Groth and John F. May.