Un siècle de croissance démographique au Burundi (1850-1950)

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ID3624496
AuthorsChristian Thibon (corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume27
Issue105
Pages61-81
Publication date1987-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCahiers d études africaines (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-0055 • E-ISSN: 1777-5353
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/cea.1987.3193
OpenAlexW2070449113
LanguageFR
Citations received6
References cited2

C. Thibon - A Century of Demographie Growth in Burundi (1850-1950). From 1850 to 1950, Burundi population developed in three very clear-cut stages. Not affected by disturbances due to exogenous factors, epidemie diseases and the slave trade, the country experienced a noticeable growth during the igth century, as evidenced by the population pressure and expansion indexes. The ending of isolation and colonization coincided at the turn of our century with a demographie crisis, the imbalances brought about by colonization delayed the reconstitution of the population, and the first stage of the transition period, which started rather late, is marked by such after-effects. The article analyses the respective impact of natural and biological conditions as well as of precolonial and colonial policies; it demonstrates that such factors developed independently and present conflicting characteristics

Archaeology · Colonization · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Population · Population growth · Socioeconomics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African Studies and Ethnography · Demography

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