Demographic transition in sub-Saharan africa: How big will the economic dividend be?

Population Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-35

  Eastwood, Robert ^a   Lipton, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic dividend; Demographic transition; Dependency burden; Economic development; Fertility decline; Labour force; Natural increase; Population projection; Sub saharan africa; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR SUPPLY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 79951798911     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2010.547946     Document Type: Article

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