Research on migration in Africa: past, present and future

Byerlee, D.

Rural Employment Paper, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University 2: 32

1972


Document Number: 520004
Present knowledge of African rural-urban migration is critically reviewed and further directions suggested for improved theory and methodology for economic research on migration. The focus of the paper is on reviewing the recent literature, (particularly since independence) on rural-urban migration from an economist's perspective.

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