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Population ageing has often been summarised through rising old-age dependence ratios. Age is therefore perceived as a source of dependence, which supposedly causes economic problems. While these perceptions seem intuitive, they are open to query and may be misleading. The current chapter looks...
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Ageing populations in developed countries have placed increasing demands on health care services and drawn attention to how age is related to medical expenditure. The effect of ageing on health involves a mixture of biological and social factors that ideally requires an interdisciplinary...
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We study a developing countries setting in which agglomeration efficiency of urban production attracts rural-to-urban migration, whereas urban pollution deters rural-to-urban migration. By means of a general equilibrium model we study the formation of policies aimed at striking a socially...
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In the last decades the number of refugees from conflict regions in Africa increased dramatically. West Africa is the cradle of migration from Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, were most African migrants with overseas destinations live. The European Union shares dual responsibility for the...
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Demography is typically defined as the study of human populations and the changes in their quantity associated with migration, fertility, and mortality. The term demography comes from Greek word and means “describing people.” Thus, this discipline deals with the characteristics of the...
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Der seit 1999 von der EU moderierte Dialog zur Konfliktschlichtung zwischen Regierung und Opposition galt mit dem endgültigen Abzug der EU-Vermittler Anfang Juni als gescheitert. Die größeren Oppositionsparteien boykottierten die vorgezogenen Parlamentswahlen im Oktober. Eyadéma versuchte...
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Die andauernde Kontroverse zwischen Regierung und Opposition um vorgezogene Parlamentswahlen blockierte die Demokratisierung und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung des Landes. Vermittlungsversuche der EU scheiterten vor allem an mangelnder Kompromissbereitschaft des Regierungslagers. Wie in der...
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Die undemokratische Präsidentschaftswahl und deren Folgen prägten die Innen- und Außenpolitik. Eine auch von der internationalen Gebergemeinschaft geforderte Regierung der Nationalen Einheit scheiterte an der Kompromisslosigkeit des Eyadéma Regimes und einer in sich zerstrittenen Opposition....
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Nachdem im Vorjahr der Oppositionsführer Olympio bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen um seinen Wahlsieg betrogen worden war, erwies sich die Beilegung des innerpolitischen Dauerkonfliktes zwischen Eyadéma-Regime und der Opposition trotz internationaler Vermittler als schwierig. Da die...
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The roadmap for democratisation and economic liberalisation, negotiated with the EU as a precondition for resuming aid, dominated foreign and domestic politics. Opposition parties entered the new national dialogue on reconciliation only reluctantly in view of the authoritarian attitudes of the...
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