Showing papers in "The African Review in 1991"
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TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that the assumptions on which the Coale-Hoover model is based are untenable in the African circumstances, and the issues [considered in this paper] and having a common denominator namely reduction of current high fertility are as follows: (a) old age structure and prospects for economic development; (b) the danger for Africa of rapid decline in fertility; (c) maternal and child health advantages; and (d) environmental protection.
Abstract: Varied population issues have sprung up as the population-development question has received more attention with time....This paper takes up [critical population] issues and refines them in the perspective of African realities for long-term development. It is argued that the assumptions on which the Coale-Hoover model is based are untenable in the African circumstances....The issues [considered in this paper] and having a common denominator namely reduction of current high fertility are as follows: (a) old age structure and prospects for economic development; (b) the danger for Africa of rapid decline in fertility; (c) maternal and child health advantages; and (d) environmental protection. (EXCERPT)
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