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. 1991;61(2):222-46.

Migration in West Africa: a savanna village perspective

D A Cleveland
  • PMID: 12317040

Migration in West Africa: a savanna village perspective

D A Cleveland. Africa (Lond). 1991.

Abstract

PIP: The author describes the determinants and impact of temporary labor migration from northern Ghana, an area dependent on subsistence agriculture, to the south, where employment opportunities in mining, commercial agriculture, and the public sector are relatively abundant and higher-paying. The effects on social organization, agriculture, and population dynamics are discussed. (SUMMARY IN FRE)

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