Africa's Demographic Transition
This book lays out a range of policy actions that are needed at the various phases of the demographic transition and uses global and regional experiences to provide evidence on what has worked and what has not. Countries have a menu of options available to speed up the transition, improve investment in the resulting youth cohort, expand labor markets, and encourage savings. This book not only looks at lessons from East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, but also at unique demographic characteristics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Harnessing the demographic dividend means, first and foremost, empowering women and girls by improving their health, enhancing their human capital through increased investment in education and skills, and providing them with greater market, social, and decision-making power. The full potential of the demographic dividend can be realized in Sub-Saharan Africa with proactive policies that can help to make it happen.
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dig-okr-10986220362023-11-29T16:27:55Z Africa's Demographic Transition La transition démographique de l’Afrique Dividend or Disaster? dividende ou catastrophe? Canning, David Raja, Sangeeta Yazbeck, Abdo S. Canning, David Raja, Sangeeta Yazbeck, Abdo S. child mortality economic growth fertility gender health investment population saving This book lays out a range of policy actions that are needed at the various phases of the demographic transition and uses global and regional experiences to provide evidence on what has worked and what has not. Countries have a menu of options available to speed up the transition, improve investment in the resulting youth cohort, expand labor markets, and encourage savings. This book not only looks at lessons from East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, but also at unique demographic characteristics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Harnessing the demographic dividend means, first and foremost, empowering women and girls by improving their health, enhancing their human capital through increased investment in education and skills, and providing them with greater market, social, and decision-making power. The full potential of the demographic dividend can be realized in Sub-Saharan Africa with proactive policies that can help to make it happen. La Transition Démographique de l’Afrique : Dividende ou Désastre? présente une série d’actions politiques à mettre en oeuvre lors des différents stades de la transition démographique. Des expériences au niveau régional et mondial sont mises à contribution pour fournir des éléments factuels sur ce qui marche et ne marche pas. Les différents pays ont tout un ensemble de mesures à leur disposition pour accélérer la transition, améliorer les investissements dans les nouvelles cohortes de jeunes, élargir les marchés du travail et promouvoir l’épargne. Cet ouvrage ne s’intéresse pas seulement aux leçons d’Asie de l’Est, d’Amérique latine et du Moyen-Orient mais aussi aux caractéristiques démographiques singulières de l’Afrique subsaharienne. Pour exploiter le dividende démographique, il faut, avant toute chose, autonomiser les femmes et les jeunes filles en améliorant leur niveau de santé, d’éducation et de compétences, et en leur donnant plus de pouvoir au niveau social, économique et familial. Le support de politiques publiques proactives pourrait permettre de réaliser le plein potentiel du dividende démographique de l’Afrique subsaharienne. 2015-06-23T16:10:56Z 2015-06-23T16:10:56Z 2015-10-22 Book Livre Libro 978-1-4648-0489-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22036 en_US Africa Development Forum; CC BY 3.0 IGO World Bank http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Washington, DC: World Bank; and Agence Française de Développement |
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This book lays out a range of policy actions that are needed at the various phases of the demographic transition and uses global and regional experiences to provide evidence on what has worked and what has not. Countries have a menu of options available to speed up the transition, improve investment in the resulting youth cohort, expand labor markets, and encourage savings. This book not only looks at lessons from East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, but also at unique demographic characteristics in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Harnessing the demographic dividend means, first and foremost, empowering women and girls by improving their health, enhancing their human capital through increased investment in education and skills, and providing them with greater market, social, and decision-making power. The full potential of the demographic dividend can be realized in Sub-Saharan Africa with proactive policies that can help to make it happen. |
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