African power in the 21st century and beyond

The paper examines the concept of international power in connection with demographic trends as forecast by the United Nations. It focuses its attention on the situation of Africa, a region projected to become the second largest in terms of population by the turn of the century. The argument...

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Main Author: Saavedra-Rivano Neantro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economists' Association of Vojvodina 2014-01-01
Series:Panoeconomicus
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2014/1452-595X1405585S.pdf
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spelling doaj-c7617da22ee0490bac2f5db348445bb22020-11-24T20:42:11ZengEconomists' Association of VojvodinaPanoeconomicus1452-595X2217-23862014-01-0161558559610.2298/PAN1405585S1452-595X1405585SAfrican power in the 21st century and beyondSaavedra-Rivano Neantro0University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsukuba, JapanThe paper examines the concept of international power in connection with demographic trends as forecast by the United Nations. It focuses its attention on the situation of Africa, a region projected to become the second largest in terms of population by the turn of the century. The argument to be developed is that the large number of new entrants to labor markets of African countries will likely be deprived of the labor skills necessary to allow them earn a livelihood. The “demographic dividend” will thus be denied and the consequences will be felt not only in Africa but in the world at large, most acutely in Europe. To prevent the rise of this “disruptive” power in Africa the paper offers some novel ideas on how to redesign Official Development Assistance (ODA) so as to promote human capital investment.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2014/1452-595X1405585S.pdfPower in international relationsAfricaOfficial development assistanceEconomic developmentHuman capital
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author Saavedra-Rivano Neantro
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African power in the 21st century and beyond
Panoeconomicus
Power in international relations
Africa
Official development assistance
Economic development
Human capital
author_facet Saavedra-Rivano Neantro
author_sort Saavedra-Rivano Neantro
title African power in the 21st century and beyond
title_short African power in the 21st century and beyond
title_full African power in the 21st century and beyond
title_fullStr African power in the 21st century and beyond
title_full_unstemmed African power in the 21st century and beyond
title_sort african power in the 21st century and beyond
publisher Economists' Association of Vojvodina
series Panoeconomicus
issn 1452-595X
2217-2386
publishDate 2014-01-01
description The paper examines the concept of international power in connection with demographic trends as forecast by the United Nations. It focuses its attention on the situation of Africa, a region projected to become the second largest in terms of population by the turn of the century. The argument to be developed is that the large number of new entrants to labor markets of African countries will likely be deprived of the labor skills necessary to allow them earn a livelihood. The “demographic dividend” will thus be denied and the consequences will be felt not only in Africa but in the world at large, most acutely in Europe. To prevent the rise of this “disruptive” power in Africa the paper offers some novel ideas on how to redesign Official Development Assistance (ODA) so as to promote human capital investment.
topic Power in international relations
Africa
Official development assistance
Economic development
Human capital
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2014/1452-595X1405585S.pdf
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