Table of Contents

Four thematic sections address: The Youth Bulge Emerges Does the Youth Bulge Contribute to Conflict and Violence? Is the Youth Bulge an Economic Burden or a Demographic Dividend? How Does the Youth Bulge Operate as an Agent of Political Change?

About the Author

John R. Weeks is distinguished professor of geography and director of the International Population Center at San Diego State University. He is also clinical professor of Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, and a senior fellow of the California Council on Science and Technology. Debbie L. Fugate is adjunct assistant professor of geography at San Diego State University. She also works as a demographer for the U.S. government and is based in Washington, DC.