Title: Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana

Authors: Wouterse, Fleur

Place: Washington, DC [etc.]

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)

Year: 2010

Journal: IFPRI discussion paper

Volume: 952

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: internal migration, rural-urban migration, public services, local government, labour market, employment, small farms, rural areas, household surveys, econometrics, 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.

URL: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp00952.pdf

Document type: Portal