Econometric analysis of some 40 years of data has provided mixed results, because of the
defects of the data, and because there are some relatively sudden structural economic shifts …

During the past two decades or so, rural population in Africa has increased slowly while
urban population has grown dramatically. The hugely increased urban demand for cereals …

Abstract The population of West Africa has risen rapidly in the past 40 years and is expected
to continue rising. However, rural population has increased slowly while urban population …

The term 'pastoralist'is problematic both in English and in French. As sometimes used, it
tends to conjure an image of nomadic or semi-nomadic animal (usually cattle) breeders and …

This chapter illustrates the dubiety of much of the population and national income data
relating to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which lies behind allegations of low or negative growth …