Publication
Mar 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa has shifted from having a very low population density and no population growth in the 19th century to an extremely high population growth today. While some political demographers have linked the continent's high population growth rate to various civil wars, this paper argues that a more important cause behind contemporary conflict has been the rapid demographic shift over the past century and a half.
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Author | Elliott Green |
Series | LSE International Development Working Papers |
Issue | 111 |
Publisher | LSE Department of International Development (ID) |
Copyright | © 2010 LSE |