Can Rural-Urban Migration into Slums Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Ghana.
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2014
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Migrating out of Poverty Consortium, University of Sussex, Brighton
Abstract
Recent evidence indicates that the increasing levels of poverty in urban areas in Ghana are partly attributed to net migration of poor people to cities. However, evidence of the linkages between urbanisation, rural-urban migration and poverty outcome is mixed. In the light of the rapid pace of urbanisation and the resulting pressure on public facilities, policy prescription has largely occupied itself with attempts to curb rural-urban migration. There is a widely held perception – as emphasised in a number of policy documents – that rural-urban migration cannot lead to positive outcomes for migrants, their areas of origin, or destination. Recent poverty reduction strategies and urban policies tend to focus on the negative aspects of migration and little support is provided for rural-urban migrants in Ghana. Yet, the relationship between rural-urban migration and poverty reduction is not adequately understood nor explored.
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Rural-Urban, Migration, Slums, Poverty, Ghana
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Awumbila, M.; Owusu, G.; Teye, J.K. Can Rural-Urban Migration into Slums Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Ghana. Migrating out of Poverty RPC Working Paper 13. Migrating out of Poverty Consortium, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (2014) 41 pp.