Preface: a continent in search of its own path to leap forward -- Summary -- 1. Africa needs great leaps -- 2. How development slows down population growth -- 3. Health and well-being for all -- 4. Learning for the 21st century -- 5. Filling stomachs and creating jobs -- Sources
Summary
In this study, we look at the potential for development leaps in Africa in three key sectors that provided the basis for socioeconomic development around the world: health, education and agriculture. Advances in these sectors increase the human capital, create jobs and economic opportunities and have a positive influence on each other. Healthy and well-fed children can learn better; hygiene and better medical care diminish infant mortality, which reduces the desire for a large number of children; education for women promotes gender equality and causes birth rates to fall further. This creates a population structure under which the economy can grow particularly well: a demographic dividend becomes possible
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"Berlin Instutute for Population and Development"--Cover
