Posted on 09/09/2014 8:33:42 AM PDT by dennisw
Arguments that a large African labor pool brings growth through expanded light manufacturing, is belied by the fact that African labor markets aren't now absorbing a vast and growing supply of workers.
A recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) forecasts that if current trends persist, one in every four people on the planet will be African by the year 2100.
Even accounting for a decline in fertility brought on by greater prosperity, UNICEF predicts that by 2050 alone, the number of Africans under the age of eighteen may swell to around one billion. Recommended: Think you know Africa? Take our geography quiz.
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Such numbers should inform development strategies and common perceptions on the African continent.
The notion of a “demographic dividend” in Africa seems largely misguided, and should not be passively viewed as inevitable. The dividend arises when fertility rates fall due to better health outcomes, but this process has been slow to arrive in Africa.
Some claim that a large pool of labor can provide an engine of growth through expanded light manufacturing, but the fact is that African labor markets are currently unable to absorb a .....
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And how many of them will have Kalashnikovs when they turn 13?
Clean the Obamadorks outta their gubmit and give ‘em capitalism and the’ll rule the world.
Keep the socialist/progressive low IQ crooks in there and watch then turn to the bottom of intellect, Islam.
There will be war, famine, rapine, and plunder.
It cannot be avoided.
We need to raise the level of immigration to the US from Africa to bring in these surplus workers who will increase our prosperity and strengthen our multiculturalism and diversity. What an opportunity for us all.
Makes me think of District 9
The labor market has to compete with welfare checks.
The world needs ditch diggers too (and diamond mine workers).
keep jacking up the minimum wage, pricing them out of work, and the answer becomes apparent
From the looks of this article it would appear that things have gotten worse since my last visit.
I guess you can say “Live Aid” was a success. Not only did they feed them, but they helped them multiply by the millions.
Based on past and present performance, the rest of the world is going to have a lot of angry, violent mouths to feed.
They have to make it to 2020 first.
Does this take into account ebola killing many of them soon?
I guess Nike and cell phones will be Made in Africa soon.
What a stupid question.
Look at what has happened when the “white oppressors” were chased out and the control of government taken over by the locals.
Has any ex-colony in Africa maintained their economic status? I.e., the current GDP, non-adjusted, is equal to what it was when they gained their independence.
What makes you think that the next few decades will reverse this trend?
“if current trends persist, one in every four people on the planet will be African by the year 2100.”
The immediate question that comes to mind: how many of them will be imported to the U.S.?
Over the last five years we average about 100,000 Africans per year admitted as “Legal Permanent Residents” (green card holders); about 13,500 Africans per year arrive as refugees and about 5,000 Africans are granted asylum. There are also some illegal aliens of course.
Approximately 72,000 Africans become naturalized U.S. Citizens every year.
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