Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Groth, Hans (Editor), May, John F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Population.; Demography.; Economic policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319468891
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46889-1
• Physical Description: XXV, 526 p. 93 illus., 6 illus. in color. online resource.

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...