Population, labour force, and economic growth

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Title:	Population, labour force, and economic growth
Author:	Pickett, James
Year:	1973
Periodical:	Journal of Modern African Studies
Volume:	11
Issue:	4
Pages:	591-609
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Africa
Subjects:	population productivity employment
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/161617
Abstract:	Examines certain basic features of African demography, considers how these relate to sectoral increases of output and employment, and the implications of a conscious effort to provide more jobs than might normally be expected from industrial expansion. In Africa the growth rates of the labour force are distinctly higher than those of the total population. Unemployment raises problems for both urban and rural areas; and the relevant question is not whether this should be solved in one sector or the other, but what policies and proportionate contribution should be sought in each sector. African countries have to increase productivity on the basis of an expanding agricultural sector and industrial expansion. The industrial technology should be as labour-intensive as possible. Notes tables.