In their pursuit of being elected, politicians might not provide their constituents with independent viewpoints, but just try to outguess popular opinion. Although such behaviour compromises the quality of policy proposals, a candidate can not resist resorting to it when the spoils of office are...

This paper reviews the developments in the population program from 1986-2002. It summarizes the main components of the program as well as highlights the developments in its management and financing. The activities of donors, other government agencies and nongovernment organizations in these...

In the postwar period, when fertility dropped substantially, immigration more than made up for the drop in population growth, and from 1950 to 2020, population increased by 73%, double the European rate, in a country with population density already among the highest in Europe. Yet, there never...

French Abstract: Géopolitique de l'Afrique sahélienne: cette étude consacrée au Sahel explique notamment le sous-peuplement prononcé de la zone et sa géopolitique interne, les diversités ethniques et le pouvoir central, les différenciations religieuses et leur usage géopolitique, le...