Demographic Effects of Economic Reversals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Demographic Effects of Economic Reversals in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309048989
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309585569
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1993
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 206
  • Language: English

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.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Economic and Demographic Overview of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Seven Countries Studied
  • 3 Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses
  • 4 Methodology
  • 5 Country Results
  • 6 Cross-National Comparisons
  • 7 Caveats and Comparisons
  • Appendix A: Economic Data
  • Appendix B: Demographic and Health Surveys
  • References

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