The Demographic Transition and Development in Africa The Unique Case of Ethiopia
Generalizations about the lack of demographic change and of progress in meeting the MDGs in sub-Saharan Africa are commonplace, but they are often misleading and belie the socio-cultural change. This book compares Ethiopia with other African countries, demonstrating the uniqueness of an African-type...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands
2011.
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| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface: Dr. Bill Butz, CEO
- Population Reference Bureau
- Forword: Charles Teller and Assefa Hailemariam
- Acknowledgements: Charles Teller and Assefa Hailemariam
- I. Introduction: Context & Framework
- 1. The Complex Nexus Between Population Dynamics and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A New Conceptual Framework of Demographic Response and Human Adaptation to Societal and Environmental Hazards: Charles Teller and Assefa Hailemariam
- II. Demographic Transitions and Human Development
- 2. The Fertility Transition in sub-Saharan Africa
- 1990-2005: How Unique is Ethiopia?: Tesfayi Gebreselassie
- 3. The Nature
- Pace and Determinants of the Incipient Fertility Transition in Ethiopia
- 1984-2007: Can the 4.0 TFR target for 2015 be met?: Charles Teller
- Assefa Hailemariam and Tesfayi Gebreselassie
- 4. Demographic transition and the development Nexus: real dividend or burden?: Yordanos Seifu
- Solomon Ayalu and Mihiret Habte
- 5. Better Educated Youth as a Vanguard of Social Change? Adolescent transitions to later marriage and lower fertility in Southwest Ethiopia: Moshi O. Herman
- Dennis Hogan
- Tefera Belachew
- Fasil Tessema
- Abebe Gebremariam
- David Lindstrom
- III. Health and Nutrition
- 6.Women’s Decision-making Autonomy and their Nutritional Status: A Socio-cultural Linking of Two MDGs: Yibeltal Tebekaw
- 7. Maternal Mortality and Human Development in Ethiopia: The Unacceptably Low Maternal Health Service Utilization and its Multiple Determinants: Munayie Seifu
- Mesganaw Fantahun
- Yirgu Gebrehiwot
- IV. Population Distribution
- Migration
- Urbanization and Labor Force
- 8. Migration and Urbanization: Addressing the Spatial Imbalance: Assefa Hailemariam and Aynalem Adugna
- 9. Rural-Urban Linkages in Ethiopia: Ensuring Rural Livelihoods and Development of Urban Centers; Aynalem Adugna and Assefa Hailemariam
- 10. The Importance of Permanent and Temporary Migration for Occupational Mobility in Urban Centers: Young Women are Doing Better than Young Men: Yambi Djamba & Charles Teller
- V. Vulnerability and Adaptation: Case Studies in Population-Resource Pressure and Food Insecurity
- 11. Urbanization and Changing Livelihoods: The Case of Farmers’ Displacement in the Expansion of Addis Ababa: Feyera Abdissa and Terefe Degefa
- 12. Malthusian or Bosrupian Consequences to Population Pressure and Food Insecurity? Vulnerability and Demographic Responses in 16 Drought-Prone Districts throughout Ethiopia: Charles H. Teller
- 13. Household Demographics
- Assets and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Case Study from Rain-endowed South Western Ethiopia: Dula Etana
- VI. Development Policy and Program Evaluation
- 14. Population and Long-term Development Planning: Projecting an Unpredictable Future: Senait Tibebu
- 15. The National Population Policy (NPP) of Ethiopia: Achievements
- Challenges and Lessons learned
- 1993-2010: Assefa Hailemariam
- Solomon Alayu and Charles Teller
- 16.Barriers to Access and Effective Use of Demographic Data and Research for Development Policy in Ethiopia: Charles Teller
- Assefa Hailemariam and Negash Teklu
- VII. Conclusions and Policy Implications
- 17. Conclusions and Policy Implications: Charles Teller and Assefa Hailemariam
- Annexes: Index
- Author biographies.
