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Living in a young country

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Some countries face a huge growth in young people - will it be good or bad for them?

Amol Rajan and guests discuss the ways in which rapidly growing young populations are reshaping some countries. Will this mean a demographic dividend or disaster?

In episode three of the series, Amol Rajan is joined by guests from Africa and the Middle East to look at the challenges and opportunities faced by countries with rapidly growing young populations. Will this mean demographic dividend or disaster for states like Nigeria?    
 
GUESTS  
 
Dr Wangui Kimari, Junior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town 
 
Cheta Nwanze, Lead Partner at SBM Intelligence 
 
Meray Maddah, Research Assistant, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 
 
Dr. Paul Morland, Author of ‘The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World’  
  
Presenter: Amol Rajan 
Producer: Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 
Editor: Kirsty Reid

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Amol Rajan and guests look at the facts and challenge assumptions about population change

Amol Rajan and his guests look at the facts about population change and challenge some of the long-held assumptions about demography.

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