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Population and Development in the Sahel: Policy Choices to Catalyze a Demographic Dividend

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dc.contributor.authorShekar, Meera
dc.contributor.authorYazbeck, Abdo
dc.contributor.authorHasan, Rifat
dc.contributor.authorBakilana, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-27T21:27:56Z
dc.date.available2016-10-27T21:27:56Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.description.abstractThe demographic transition in the Sahel region has been slower than that in the rest of the world. Although child mortality rates have declined in recent decades, they are still higher in West Africa than in other regions. Furthermore, the fertility decline has progressed very slowly, with some countries seeing stalls and others even an increase in birth rates. The speed with which this transition takes place has a critical impact on a population’s age structure and future potential for economic productivity. The current rates of change in the Sahelian sub region will make it unlikely that countries will achieve an age structure that will create a youth bulge of a healthy, well-nourished, and educated cohort ready to enter a modern labor market to capture a sizable demographic dividend. Once missed, this opportunity for a demographic dividend will not return. This analysis uses quantitative data triangulated with the qualitative findings and policy analyses to identify the triggers necessary to accelerate the demographic dividend in this sub region.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26857117/population-development-sahel-policy-choices-catalyze-demographic-dividend
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/25293
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25293
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectdemographic dividend
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.subjectdemographic change
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.titlePopulation and Development in the Sahelen
dc.title.subtitlePolicy Choices to Catalyze a Demographic Dividenden
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titlePopulation and Development in the Sahel
okr.date.disclosure2016-10-12
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26857117/population-development-sahel-policy-choices-catalyze-demographic-dividend
okr.guid354021476267987185
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/25293
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/25293
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08461d4e7_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum26857117
okr.identifier.report108928
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/354021476267987185/pdf/108928-WP-PopDevintheSahel-PUBLIC.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Demographics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
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