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Author : United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : UCSD:31822021790522
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309180092
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings.
Author : R. Carr-Hill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1990-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230377172
Sub-Saharan Africa is at the centre of the debate about development and about the relationship between prosperity in the North and poverty in the South. However, the data base for much of the argument is very weak. The purpose of this book is to present an up-to-date picture based on a critical evaluation of several hundred studies. Separate chapters consider food, fuel and water, health and education, and then three cross-cutting issues: urbanisation, women and human rights. The uniqueness of the book is not only in the care with which the data is examined but also in the emphasis upon interpreting data within a framework oriented towards the monitoring of the satisfaction of basic human needs.
Author : United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : STANFORD:36105095869108
Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387320
'Africa Development Indicators 2011' (ADI) provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available. It pulls together data from different sources, and is an essential tool for policy makers, researchers, and other people interested in Africa.
Author : R. Chander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015790038
This paper presents a broad assessment of the current state of statistical and information systems in the countries of sub - Saharan Africa. It reviews the factors which explain weaknesses in statistical systems which impact on data availability, consistency, validity and timeliness. A new development strategy for information systems is presented, with emphasis on establishment of clear priorities for developing information flows at the country level matched by increased resource allocations. Four broad data fields requiring action are stressed : 1) social and demographic; 2) natural resources and the environment; 3) price and production statistics; and 4) national accounts. The paper outlines efforts at the national and international level to rehabilitate and build statistical systems. At the national level, establishment of a minimum set of statistical priorities, a national action program for information systems development, and investments in statistical infrastructure, are required. A recommendation is made to improve coordination among donors in the delivery of assistance.
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309049429
This overview includes chapters on child mortality, adult mortality, fertility, proximate determinants, marriage, internal migration, international migration, and the demographic impact of AIDS.
Author : Kirsten Majgaard,Alain Mingat
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821388891
As in most countries worldwide, Sub-Saharan African countries are striving to build their human capital so they can compete for jobs and investments in an increasingly globalized world. In this region, which includes the largest number of countries that have not yet attained universal primary schooling, the ambitions and aspirations of Sub-Saharan African countries and their youth far exceed this basic goal. Over the past 20 years, educational levels have risen sharply across Sub-Saharan Africa. Already hard at work to provide places in primary schools for all children, most countries of the region are also rapidly expanding access to secondary and tertiary levels of education. Alongside this quantitative push is a growing awareness of the need to make sure that students are learning and acquiring the skills needed for life and work. Achieving education of acceptable quality is perhaps an even greater challenge than providing enough school places for all. Thus, Sub-Saharan African countries are simultaneously confronting many difficult challenges in the education sector, and much is at stake. This book gives those concerned with education in Sub-Saharan Africa an analysis of the sector from a cross-country perspective, aimed at drawing lessons that individual country studies alone cannot provide. A comparative perspective is useful not only to show the range of possibilities in key education policy variables but also to learn from the best performers in the region. (Although the report covers 47 Sub- Saharan African countries whenever possible, some parts of the analysis center on the region's low-income countries, in particular, a sample of 33 low-income countries). Although countries ultimately must make their own policy choices and decide what works best in their particular circumstances, Sub-Saharan African countries can benefit from learning about the experiences of other countries that are faced with, or have gone through, similar development paths. Given the large number of countries included in the analysis, the book finds that Sub-Saharan African countries have more choices and more room for maneuver than will appear if attention were focused on only one or a few country experiences. Countries can make better choices when understanding the breadth of policy choices available to them. They are well advised, however, to evaluate the applicability of policy options to their contexts and to pilot and evaluate the results for performance and subsequent improvement.
Author : World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008886231
3. Investing in people.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : UVA:X002757829
Author : Andrew Dabalen,Ambar Narayan,Jaime Saavedra-Chanduvi,Alejandro Hoyos Suarez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781464803345
Early access to education, health services, safe water, and nutritious food improve the chances of a fruitful life. This book highlights the significant progress Sub-Saharan African countries have made in the past decades and the challenges that remain in ending extreme poverty and laying the foundations for shared prosperity.
Author : Deon Filmer,Louise Fox
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464801082
This book focuses on how to improve the quality of jobs and meet the aspirations of youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that a strong foundation for human capital development can be key to boosting earnings, arguing for a balanced approach that builds skills and demand for labor.
Author : Mr.Dhaneshwar Ghura,Mr.Michael T. Hadjimichael
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451855753
The paper investigates empirically the determinants of economic growth for a large sample of sub-Saharan African countries during 1981-92. The results indicate that (i) an increase in private investment has a relatively large positive impact on per capita growth; (ii) growth is stimulated by public policies that lower the budget deficit in relation to GDP (without reducing government investment), reduce the rate of inflation, maintain external competitiveness, promote structural reforms, encourage human capital development, and slow population growth; and (iii) convergence of per capita income occurs after controlling for human capital development and public policies.
Author : Clifford O. Odimegwu,John Kekovole
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317999720
This book offers an in-depth African perspective to the major issues in demographic discourse in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides comprehensive analysis of sub-Saharan African censuses, profiling demographic changes, trends, patterns and consequences in the region. Interdisciplinary, comprehensive, accessible, simple and topical, this volume is perfectly suited to researchers, students and lecturers who are interested in understanding sub-Saharan African population dynamics and issues.
Author : Morten Jerven
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801467608
One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongovernmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them. Rich countries and international financial institutions such as the World Bank allocate their development resources on the basis of such data. The paucity of accurate statistics is not merely a technical problem; it has a massive impact on the welfare of citizens in developing countries.Where do these statistics originate? How accurate are they? Poor Numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics. Morten Jerven's research shows how the statistical capacities of sub-Saharan African economies have fallen into disarray. The numbers substantially misstate the actual state of affairs. As a result, scarce resources are misapplied. Development policy does not deliver the benefits expected. Policymakers' attempts to improve the lot of the citizenry are frustrated. Donors have no accurate sense of the impact of the aid they supply. Jerven's findings from sub-Saharan Africa have far-reaching implications for aid and development policy. As Jerven notes, the current catchphrase in the development community is "evidence-based policy," and scholars are applying increasingly sophisticated econometric methods—but no statistical techniques can substitute for partial and unreliable data.