Pathways of Food: Mobility and Food Transfers in Southern African Cities
In: International development planning review: IDPR, Volume 32, Issue 34
ISSN: 1478-3401
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In: International development planning review: IDPR, Volume 32, Issue 34
ISSN: 1478-3401
In: International development planning review: IDPR, Volume 32, Issue 3-4, p. 291-310
ISSN: 1478-3401
In: International development planning review: IDPR, Volume 32, Issue 3, p. 291-311
ISSN: 1474-6743
In: Development Southern Africa, Volume 24, Issue 1, p. 91-108
ISSN: 1470-3637
In: Review of agricultural economics: RAE, Volume 28, Issue 3, p. 458-460
ISSN: 1467-9353
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, p. 51-76
ISSN: 0258-9001
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, p. 51-76
ISSN: 1469-9397
Since the collapse of apartheid, there have been major increases in migration flows within, to and from the Southern African region. Cross-border movements are at an all-time high across the region and internal migration is at record levels. The implications of greater mobility for areas of origin and destination have not been systematically explored. Migration is most often seen as a negative phenomenon, a result of increased poverty and the failure of development. More recently, the positive relationship between migration and development has been emphasised by agencies such as the Global Com
Since the collapse of apartheid, there have been major increases in migration flows within, to and from the Southern African region. Cross-border movements are at an all-time high across the region and internal migration is at record levels. The implications of greater mobility for areas of origin and destination have not been systematically explored. Migration is most often seen as a negative phenomenon, a result of increased poverty and the failure of development. More recently, the positive relationship between migration and development has been emphasised by agencies such as the Global Commission on International Migration, the Global Forum on Migration and Development, the United Nations Development Programme and the African Union. The chapters in this publication are all based on primary research and examine various facets of the relationship between migration, poverty and development, including issues that are often ignored in the migration-development debate like migration and food security and migration and vulnerability to HIV. The book argues that the development and poverty reduction potential of migration is being hindered by national policies that fail to recognise and build on the positive aspects and potential of migration. As a result, as these studies show, migrants are often pushed to the margins where they are forced to "survive on the move". Their treatment violates labour laws and basic human rights and compromises the potential of migration as a means to create sustainable livelihoods, reduce poverty and food insecurity, mitigate the brain drain and promote the productive use of remittances. This book shows that migrant lives and livelihoods should be at the centre of international and African debates about migration, poverty and development.
In: Development Southern Africa, Volume 24, Issue 1, p. 1-23
ISSN: 1470-3637
In: Labour / Le Travail, Volume 52, p. 329
In: International migration review: IMR, Volume 35, Issue 4, p. 1054-1085
ISSN: 1747-7379, 0197-9183
In adopting a framework that applies both macro and micro variables to the study of migration in Namibia, the analysis of the findings of the Namibia Migration Project emphasizes the utility of combining different scales and methods of data collection in terms of explaining migration dynamics and extending trends and patterns to future scenarios. It is argued that the contextual and explanatory macro factors such as political history, poverty, population, environment, epidemics and culture are crucial to the understanding and interpretation of the micro data collected through the standardized questionnaire survey and the case study material. Equally important is the iterative relationship that the macro/micro approach fosters in the research design and in the analysis of the data between the macro and micro scales of investigation.
In: African studies, Volume 60, Issue 2, p. 205-224
ISSN: 1469-2872
In: International migration review: IMR, Volume 35, Issue 4, p. 1054-1085
ISSN: 0197-9183
In: Routledge studies in food, society and the environment