Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Aderanti Adepoju
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2008
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Africans arriving by rickety fishing boats to the Canary Islands is an example of the dark side of migration in human trafficking, but the picture of a continent on the move also includes highly skilled professionals from Nigeria and Ghana who seek employment in universities and other professions in South Africa. On the positive side, migrant remittances are a major source of income in many sub-Saharan African countries, helping to sustain the lives of poor home communities. A major challenge now facing sub-Saharan Africa is how to attract

Migration and Development

Migration and Development
Author: Oliver Bakewell
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Economic development
ISBN: 9781849809702

In this important collection, Oliver Bakewell draws together key articles by leading scholars which investigate past and current thinking on the complex linkages between migration and development.

Migration from North Africa and the Middle East

Migration from North Africa and the Middle East
Author: Alessandra Venturini
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2015-06-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1786739682

The countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEM) and those in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are crucial to the development of the world economy. Highly skilled migration to and from these regions is key to the recent socio-political transformations that have occurred across the world. Despite this, in the states concerned, skilled migration remains an underlying 'issue of concern', rather than at the top of political agendas, leading to a spectrum of unclear and uncoordinated legal and policy frameworks. Containing a series of thematic and country-specific overviews, this book highlights the specificity of each region, and identifies and analyses key demographic, economic, legal and political data - allowing for policy prescription. Skilled Migration, the 'brain drain', and its impact is an extensively debated phenomenon and this will be an essential companion for social scientists, policy-makers and development scholars.

Emigration, Brain Drain and Development

Emigration, Brain Drain and Development
Author: Arno Tanner
Publisher: Migration Policy Institute and the Bertelsmann Foundation
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

What happens to the health care system in Malawi when a large portion of Malawian physicians immigrate to Britain? Does the migration of highly skilled professionals from developing and underdeveloped countries to developed countries harm or hurt their country of origin?In Emigration, Brain Drain, and Development: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa, Arno Tanner questions the emerging literature that stresses the positive aspects of labor migration. He finds that while emigration certainly cannot be stopped, and may be beneficial in some cases, unhindered high-skilled emigration —particularly in the case of sub-Saharan Africa —can have disastrous consequences. In examining the cases of Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, Tanner finds striking trends. For instance, the outflow of physicians from Malawi may severely hurt AIDS prevention. Furthermore, sub-Saharan Africans tend not to return; remittances are erratic, have dwindled over time, and do not offset the costs of emigration. Tanner recommends specific policies where carefully targeted development measures could be used to mitigate the negative consequences of brain drain.

African Migration, Global Inequalities, and Human Rights

African Migration, Global Inequalities, and Human Rights
Author: William Minter
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789171066923

Migration from and within Africa, just like migration elsewhere in the world, often generates anti-immigrant sentiment and ignites heated public debate about the migration policies of the destination countries. These countries include South Africa as well as others outside the continent. The countries of origin are also keen to minimize losses through "brain drain" and to capture resources such as remittances. Increasingly, international organizations and human rights advocates have stressed the need to protect the interests of migrants themselves. However, while the UNDP's 2009 Human Development Report talks of "win-win-win" solutions, in practice it is the perceived interests of destination countries that enjoy the greatest attention, while the rights of migrants themselves are afforded the least. Yet migration is not just an issue in itself: it also points to structural inequalities between countries and regions. Managing migration and protecting migrants is too limited an agenda. Activists and policymakers must also address these inequalities directly to ensure that people can pursue their fundamental human rights whether they move or stay. It is not enough to measure development only in terms of progress at the national level: development must also be measured in terms of reductions in the gross levels of inequality that now determine differential rights on the basis of accident of birth.

All at Sea

All at Sea
Author: Kathleen Newland
Publisher: Migration Policy Institute and the Bertelsmann Foundation
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2016
Genre: Emigration and immigration
ISBN: 9780983159162

Maritime migration : a wicked problem / Kathleen Newland -- Case study : unauthorized maritime migration in Europe and the Mediterranean region / Elizabeth Collett -- Case study : unauthorized maritime migration in the Bay of Bengal / Kathleen Newland -- Case study : unauthorized maritime migration in the Gulf of aden and the Red Sea / Kate Hooper -- Case study : the maritime approaches to Australia / Kathleen Newland -- Case study : maritime migration in the United States and the Caribbean / Kathleen Newland and Sarah Flamm

Africa on the Move

Africa on the Move
Author: Malte Steinbrink
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 303022841X

This book discusses migration and space-spanning social network relationships as normal realities of life in African societies. It offers an overview of the research landscape and introduces an agency-centered theoretical model that provides a conceptual framework for translocality. The authors Malte Steinbrink and Hannah Niedenführ plead for a translocal approach to social transformation, showing how the translocality of livelihoods is shaping the lives of half a billion people on the continent and impacting local conditions. Using an action-oriented approach, the book analyzes the effects of translocal livelihoods on diverse aspects of economic, environmental and social change in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. The study thus makes an innovative contribution not only to migration research and development studies but also to the discussion around the policy and practice of development cooperation and planning. It is time to rethink development in light of translocal realities. The book appeals to scholars and researchers in geography, sociology, policy-making and planning, development studies, migration research and rural development.

How Immigrants Contribute to South Africa's Economy

How Immigrants Contribute to South Africa's Economy
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2018-07-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9264085394

How Immigrants Contribute to South Africa’s Economy is the result of a project carried out by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union.

How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies

How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2018-01-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9264288732

How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies is the result of a project carried out by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union. The report covers the ten project partner countries.