TY - BOOK AU - Hugon,Philippe TI - Demography and Education in Africa: The Mirage of the Millennium Development Goals PY - 2008///. N1 - 44 N2 - The demographic challenges related to economic growth and changes in demographic structures are such that few African countries will be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. In addition to social, economic, political, and cultural variables, demographic variables play a central role in explaining the dynamics of educational systems. Conversely, these have a retroactive impact on the demographic variables. These interdependences can in many cases lead to poverty traps and underdevelopment UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-mondes-en-developpement-2008-2-page-83?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -