Population dynamics in Muslim countries [electronic resource] : assembling the jigsaw / Hans Groth, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, editors.
The book discusses the demographic changes in Muslim countries. It thereby focuses on topics such as the demographic dividend and the demographic transition, labour market challenges, health care, universal education and gender issues. These challenges are addressed at a country level and include po...
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Introduction and overview
- pt. 2. Topics and issues
- pt. 3. Country and regional studies
- pt. 4. Policy implications.
- Pt. 1.Introduction and Overview
- Introduction / Hans Groth and Alfonso Sousa-Poza
- Fertility Decline in the Muslim World, c. 1975-c. 2005: A Veritable Sea-Change, Still Curiously Unnoticed / Nicholas Eberstadt and Apoorva Shah
- Pt. 2. Topics and Issues
- Where Are All the Jobs? Capturing the Demographic Dividend in Islamic Countries / Gavin W. Jones
- Women's Education and Fertility in Islamic Countries / Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi and Fatemeh Torabi
- Family-Based Old-Age Care in Arab Countries: Between Tradition and Modernity / Abla Mehio Sibai and Rouham Yamout
- Pt. 3. Country & Regional Studies
- Pakistan's Population Prospects, 2010-2030: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? / Zeba A. Sathar
- Demographic Transition in Iran: Changes and Challenges / Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi and Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi
- Demographic Profile of Turkey: Specifics and Challenges / Banu Ergöçmen
- Changes in the Demographic Profile of the Egyptian Population: Prospects and Implications / Zeinab Khadr
- Demographic Transition and Gender Systems: The Case of Jordan and Yemen / Ebba Augustin
- Demographic Change in Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Reducing Dependence on Immigration / Ghazy Mujahid
- Indonesia's Demographic Mosaic / Terence H. Hull
- Africa's Growing Giant - Population Dynamics in Nigeria / Muhammad Ali Pate and Joel Schoppig
- Maghreb Past and Present / Rainer Muenz
- Changing Demographics in the MENA Region: The Need for Social Policies to Drive Opportunities / Nabil M. Kronfol
- Pt. 4. Policy Implications
- Political Development in Islamic Countries and the Role of Demography / Christian Blickenstorfer
- Demographic Change in Europe's Muslim Communities: Implications and Challenges / Shada Islam
- The Demographic Challenge for Economic Policy Makers: Labor Market Developments in a Framework of Sustainable Economic Growth and Financial Sector Development / Daniel M. Hofmann.