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Youthquake : why African demography matters / Edward Paice

By: Publisher: London : Apollo, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Paperback editionDescription: xviii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1800241607
  • 9781800241602
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.6096 23
LOC classification:
  • HB3661 .A3 P35 2022
Contents:
Introduction: 'You start with the numbers' -- 'Think Africa!' -- Museveni's 'miracle': An African perspective -- A message from the west -- Revolution in Cairo -- African transitions -- Inconvenient truths -- Is Africa different? -- Africa galloping -- Swings and roundabouts -- The doubling dozen -- Women's world -- The x factor -- Guessing games -- 'Africa rising' -- 'A challenge of mammoth proportions' -- 'Teetering on the edge of a cliff' -- Grand designs -- A Luta continua!
Summary: "A riveting study of Africa's demographics - its youth and growth - and what they mean for the continent, today and into the future. 'Essential reading' Guardian 'Intensely researched - and very important!' The Week 'The research in Youthquake is meticulous' Tim Marshall, Reaction 'Attempts to end the hysteria and ignorance surrounding demographic trends' New Statesman 'Meticulously researched, nuanced and brilliant' Mary Harper Africa's population growth in the last 50 years has been unprecedented. By mid-century, the continent will make up a quarter of the global population, compared to one-tenth in 1980. Africa's youth is the most striking aspect of its demography. As the rest of the world ages, almost 60 per cent of Africa's population is younger than 25 years old. This 'youthquake' will have immense consequences for the social, economic and political reality in Africa. Edward Paice presents a detailed, nuanced analysis of the varied demography of Africa. He rejects the fanciful over-optimism of some commentators and doom-laden prophecies of others, while scrutinising received wisdom, and carefully considering the ramifications of the youthquake for Africa and the world."-- Publishers' description

"First published in the UK in 2021 by Head of Zeus Ltd. This paperback edition first published in 2022 by Head of Zeus Ltd."--verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-356) and index

Introduction: 'You start with the numbers' -- 'Think Africa!' -- Museveni's 'miracle': An African perspective -- A message from the west -- Revolution in Cairo -- African transitions -- Inconvenient truths -- Is Africa different? -- Africa galloping -- Swings and roundabouts -- The doubling dozen -- Women's world -- The x factor -- Guessing games -- 'Africa rising' -- 'A challenge of mammoth proportions' -- 'Teetering on the edge of a cliff' -- Grand designs -- A Luta continua!

"A riveting study of Africa's demographics - its youth and growth - and what they mean for the continent, today and into the future. 'Essential reading' Guardian 'Intensely researched - and very important!' The Week 'The research in Youthquake is meticulous' Tim Marshall, Reaction 'Attempts to end the hysteria and ignorance surrounding demographic trends' New Statesman 'Meticulously researched, nuanced and brilliant' Mary Harper Africa's population growth in the last 50 years has been unprecedented. By mid-century, the continent will make up a quarter of the global population, compared to one-tenth in 1980. Africa's youth is the most striking aspect of its demography. As the rest of the world ages, almost 60 per cent of Africa's population is younger than 25 years old. This 'youthquake' will have immense consequences for the social, economic and political reality in Africa. Edward Paice presents a detailed, nuanced analysis of the varied demography of Africa. He rejects the fanciful over-optimism of some commentators and doom-laden prophecies of others, while scrutinising received wisdom, and carefully considering the ramifications of the youthquake for Africa and the world."-- Publishers' description

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