Interregional Migration of Labor in Ghana, West Africa
Determinants, Consequences and Policy Intervention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10429773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John A Arthur (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 89-103 |
| Publication date | 1991-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Black Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6446 • E-ISSN: 1936-4814 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf02689928 |
| PMID | 12343871 |
| OpenAlex | W1978248540 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article examines the determinants, consequences and policy intervention measures of the movement of labor within Ghana's administrative regions. The study concludes that the economic inequalities brought about by the uneven distribution of development projects in favor of urban areas causes depressed rural economic conditions, thus spurring rural to urban migration. Migration to the urban places of Ghana is therefore caused by individuals and families seeking better economic opportunities to improve the quality of their lives. Secondary determinants are varied, ranging from family obligations to the quest for adventure. The benefits of migration for the rural areas lie mainly in returned migrants’ contributions to the economic development of those areas. Migrants also contribute to the urban areas’ economic development, but their presence in large numbers has caused problems in the housing and in the delivery of social services. Rural development policies and land settlement schemes have been unsuccessful, due mainly to the lack of a comprehensive national development effort
Developing country · Development economics · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economic interventionism · Economics · Government (linguistics · Internal migration · Political science · Politics · Remittance · Rural area · Unemployment · Welfare · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |