From potential to reality : what will it take to harness a demographic dividend in Africa? / / edited by: David Canning, Sangeeta Raja, Abdo S. Yazbeck
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From potential to reality : what will it take to harness a demographic dividend in Africa? / / edited by: David Canning, Sangeeta Raja, Abdo S. Yazbeck
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina: | 304.6/20967 |
| Soggetto topico: | Demographic transition - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Demographic transition - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan | |
| Age distribution (Demography) - Africa, Sub-Saharan | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Africa, Sub-Saharan Population |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CanningDavid |
| RajaSangeeta | |
| YazbeckAbdo S. | |
| Note generali: | "October 23, 2014." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Overview -- The state of demographics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Speeding the demographic transition -- Selected social and economic effects of the demographic dividend -- Afterword. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | From potential to reality |
| ISBN: | 9781464804908 |
| 1464804907 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910963330903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
World Bank e-Library.