Africa's population : in search of a demographic dividend /: in search of a demographic dividend. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hans Groth, John F. May, editors.
• Editors: Groth, Hans; May, John F
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 304.6096; Fertility, Human -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Human capital -- Growth -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies; Economic history; Fertility, Human; Population; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Population; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- 1960-; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319468891; 3319468898
• Related ISBNs: 9783319468877; 3319468871
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