Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952084501
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
West Africa Over 75 Years
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952084501
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
West Africa Over 75 Years
Author: Kole OmotosoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Preparing for the Future
Author: Sahel ClubPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Between 1960 and 2020, the population of West Africa will have increased fivefold, even with the most optimistic assumptions of increased contraceptive use. This unprecedented demographic explosion is accompanied by another major change.
Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309180090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings.
Slave Owners of West Africa
Author: Sandra E. GreenePublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253026024
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
In this groundbreaking book, Sandra E. Greene explores the lives of three prominent West African slave owners during the age of abolition. These first-published biographies reveal personal and political accomplishments and concerns, economic interests, religious beliefs, and responses to colonial rule in an attempt to understand why the subjects reacted to the demise of slavery as they did. Greene emphasizes the notion that the decisions made by these individuals were deeply influenced by their personalities, desires to protect their economic and social status, and their insecurities and sympathies for wives, friends, and other associates. Knowing why these individuals and so many others in West Africa made the decisions they did, Greene contends, is critical to understanding how and why the institution of indigenous slavery continues to influence social relations in West Africa to this day.
West Africa
Author: Preparing for the Future - A Vision of West Africa in the Year 2020 West Africa Long-Term Perspective Study
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 926417432X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Between 1960 and 2020, the population of West Africa will have increased fivefold, even with the most optimistic assumptions of increased contraceptive use. This unprecedented demographic explosion is accompanied by another major change: Exposure to ...
Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa
Author: Martin LynnPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521893268
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
An authoritative and comprehensive study of the palm oil trade.
Political and Constitutional Development of West African States
Author: Ibrahim AdebimpePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
West Africa Under Colonial Rule
Author: Michael CrowderPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000958116
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.