Migration in a globalizing world: perspectives from Ghana

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Foreword -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1: MIGRATION PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN AFRICAAND IMPLICATIONS FOR MIGRATION POLICY -- Chapter One: DYNAMICS OF INTRA-REGIONAL MIGRATION IN WEST AFRICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOWAS MIGRATION POLICY -- Introduction -- The Context for Migration Patterns and Trends in West Africa -- Contemporary West African Migration: Changing Dynamics and Flows -- Urbanisation and Rural- Urban Migration Trends -- Gendered Migration Patterns -- Cross Border Movements -- Forced Migration -- Pervasive and Growing Trends in Human Traffi cking -- Growing Signifi cance of Intra-Regional Migrant Remittances to West African Economies -- Intra-Regional Mobility and Integration -- Conclusions and Implications for Managing Intra-Regional Migration for Poverty Reduction in West Africa -- References -- Chapter Two: INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT -- Introduction -- Trends and Patterns of Migration -- Drivers of Migration -- Challenges of International Migration for Africa -- Policies to institutionally Strengthen Knowledge and Evidence Base for Migration Data -- Contribution of International Migration for Women's Increased Mobility and Empowerment -- Policies to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Skilled Migration in Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Three: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MIGRATION FROM AND TO GHANA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Development of Emigration from Ghana -- 3. Historical Development of Migration Within Ghana and From Its Neighbours -- 4. Main Determinants of Internal and International Migration in Ghana -- 5. Key Gaps -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Four: LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS OF MIGRATION IN GHANA-A CRITICAL REVIEW -- INTRODUCTION -- NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF MIGRATION

Migration has assumed growing significance in the global development agenda as its potential for economic and social development is increasingly acknowledged. Within the Africa context, perceptions of migration as a negative phenomenon have shifted to recognition of its central role to Africa's transformation. Despite this shift, emerging migration dynamics have not been adequately contextualized and conceptualized, making it difficult to integrate migration into development planning processes. This book attempts to fill the gaps in migration knowledge production, particularly from the perspectives of researchers in the global south and more specifically from Ghana. The chapters provide multi disciplinary perspectives in the contemporary migration landscape in Ghana and Africa. Rather than focus on migration as a problem to be solved, the chapters explore migration as an intrinsic part of the broader processes of structural change in Ghana, which could create opportunities for development if properly harnessed. This reader is an essential resource for migration and development researchers, students, policy makers, practitioners and others interested in the field of development