Will Economic Crises in Africa Weaken Rural-Urban Ties? Insights From Child Fosterage Trends in Cameroon
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2281434 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Parfait M Eloundou‐enyegue (Cornell University), C Shannon Stokes (Pennsylvania State University) |
| Ano | 2002 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 278-298 |
| Data de publicação | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Rural Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2002.tb00104.x |
| OpenAlex | W2070968418 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 21 |
| Referências citadas | 11 |
The welfare of rural families in many African countries depends on their solidarity ties with urban kin. These ties often channel remittances from urban workers and support the education and economic mobility of children from rural families through fosterage into urban families. The continued operation of these rural-urban solidarity networks, however, is challenged by recent economic downturns and increased urban poverty. Using Cameroon as a case study, we examine the effects of economic downturns on child fosterage as a component of changes in rural-urban solidarity. Results show a net decline in rural outfosterage rates during the years of economic decline. Such findings raise concern for the economic mobility prospects for children from rural families, especially in a climate of increased competition for limited formalsector employment
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Poverty · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Solidarity · Welfare · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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