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An Overview of Population Growth and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

An Overview of Population Growth and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Author(s): Vincent Sebastian Pande (Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU), Tanzania)and Neema Penance Kumburu (Moshi Co-operative University, Tanzania)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on Sustainable Development and Governance Strategies for Economic Growth in Africa
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kassa Teshager Alemu (Ethiopian Civil Service University, Ethiopia)and Mulunesh Abebe Alebachew (Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3247-7.ch025

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Abstract

Development efforts in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are harmed by a combination of many factors, high rates of population growth being among of them. Despite the strong links between population and sustainable development, these issues were not a priority in broader development policies and strategies in SSA. Population and sustainable development had been often addressed separately at policy and programme levels. Despite the fact that decision makers in these countries recognize the importance of population issues for sustainable development, these issues are rarely worked on together, limiting the payoff that could result from integrating the two. This chapter, therefore, re-examines and relates these two concepts to see their compatibility and provides a more realistic approach in converting population growth into economic gains for future development of SSA countries and Africa in general.

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