Overview
Analyzes the possibility for sub-Saharan Africa to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend
Reviews and defines the various conditions that must be met in order for the region to take full economic advantage of a larger labor force with fewer dependents
Features essays from a blend of international and African authors with leading expertise in the subject
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Development Challenges
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Front Matter
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Assembling Sub-Saharan Africa’s Jigsaw
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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 employment. This will entail a true vision and determination on the part of African leaders and their development partners.
The book will help readers to gain solid knowledge of the demographic trends and provide insights into socioeconomic policies that eventually might lead sub-Saharan Africa into a successful future.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
John F. May is a Visiting Scholar at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in Washington, D.C. and Adjunct Professor of Demography at Georgetown University. For 15 years, he was a lead demographer at the World Bank. He has worked on many population projects around the world for UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, and IUSSP. He earned his doctorate in demography from the University of Paris-V (Sorbonne). His book World Population Policies: Their Origin, Evolution, and Impact (Springer, 2012) received the 2012 Global Media Award of the Population Institute for the best book on population. In March 2013, he was elected an Associate Member of the Belgian Academy of Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend
Editors: Hans Groth, John F. May
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46889-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46887-7Published: 07 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83612-6Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46889-1Published: 23 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 526
Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Demography, Population Economics, Development Policy