Demographic Effects of Economic Reversals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Publication Year:1993

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Working Group on Demographic Effects of Economic and Social Reversals, National Research Council
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This book examines the effects of economic downturns in recent decades on first marriages, first and second births, and child mortality in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda.
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"...an important addition to the literature on demographic change in Africa.";--ITJournal of Behavioral Science

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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-4	(skim)
1 Introduction	5-8	(skim)
2 Economic and Demographic Overview of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Seven Countries Studied	9-23	(skim)
3 Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses	24-33	(skim)
4 Methodology	34-47	(skim)
5 Country Results	48-134	(skim)
6 Cross-National Comparisons	135-166	(skim)
7 Caveats and Comparisons	167-170	(skim)
Appendix A: Economic Data	171-183	(skim)
Appendix B: Demographic and Health Surveys	184-186	(skim)
References	187-193	(skim)

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This book examines the effects of economic downturns in recent decades on first marriages, first and second births, and child mortality in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda.

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"...an important addition to the literature on demographic change in Africa.";--ITJournal of Behavioral Science

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