Tag: internal migration

• Rural demography, public services and land rights in Africa : a village-level analysis in Burkina Faso

  Abstract: Following internal migration into river valleys after Onchocerciasis eradication, the effect of population density on land use regulation was examined. Improved public services and private property rights were indeed correlated with changes in the scarcity of land. Author(s): McMillan, Margaret S.; Masters, William A.; Kazianga, Harounan Source(s): , 62 p., ill., graphs, maps, tabs…

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  January 1, 2011

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  burkina faso, internal migration, land rights, population density, public services, rural settlements

• Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana

  Abstract: The effect of the level of district rural services on rural-urban migration was studied in Northern Ghana. It was found that rural service improvements aimed at reducing economic isolation can enhance labour mobility and free up on-farm labour for migration by lowering transaction costs. Author(s): Wouterse, Fleur Source(s): , IFPRI discussion paper; 952 v,…

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  January 1, 2010

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  econometrics, employment, ghana, household surveys, internal migration, labour market, Local Government, public services, rural areas, rural-urban migration, small farms