Reversing the Spiral - The Population, Agriculture, and Environment Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa (WB, 1994, 320 p.): (introduction...)

Reversing the Spiral - The Population, Agriculture, and Environment Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa (WB, 1994, 320 p.)

		*(introduction...)*
		Foreword
		Acknowledgments
		Acronyms and abbreviations
		1. Introduction
		2. Agricultural stagnation and environmental
		3. The demographic dimension
		4. The Nexus of population growth, agricultural stagnation, and environmental degradation
		5. The role of women in production systems
		6. A framework for action
		7. Reducing population growth
		8. Promoting sustainable agricultural development
		9. Infrastructure development, migration, and urbanization
		10. Managing the natural resource base
		11.Conclusion
		Statistical appendix
		Bibliography
		The Authors

(introduction...)

DIRECTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT

Kevin M. Cleaver
GA. Schreiber

The World Bank
Washington, D.C

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this study are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this volume do not imply on the part of the World Bank Group any judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

Cover photo: World Bank Photo Library (R. Witlin).

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cleaver, Kevin M.

Reversing the spiral: the population, agriculture, and environment nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa / Kevin M. Cleaver and GA. Schreiber.

p. cm.—(Directions in development)

Includes bibliographical references
ISBN 0-8213-2769-0

1. Human ecology—Africa, Sub-Saharan.
2. Agriculture and state Africa, Sub-Saharan
3. Agriculture-Environmental aspects— Africa, Sub-Saharan.
4. Africa, Sub-Saharan—Economic conditions—1960—
5. Africa, SubSaharan—Environmental conditions.
6. Africa, Sub-Saharan—Social conditions—1960—

I. Schreiber, GA., 1944
II. Title.
III Series: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)

GF701.C54
1994