Data · dataset · 2026
Migration, return and small enterprise development in Ghana: a route out of poverty?
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.25446/oxford.33357204.v1
Previous studies on return migration have stressed the propensity of returning migrants to invest primarily in household consumption; where 'productive' investments have taken place, these are usually seen to involve micro-enterprises that contribute little to development or poverty reduction.
Description
Yet development initiatives more broadly are increasingly orientated towards small enterprise development, often through the promotion of micro-credit for small entrepreneurs.
Migration and return can be seen as a mechanism for providing capital for the development of small enterprises, particularly amongst poorer and less-skilled migrants. This paper uses results from a survey of international return migrants to Ghana undertaken in 2001 to explore the extent to which the processes of migration and return have contributed to development and poverty alleviation through the promotion of small businesses.
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It examines the role of acquisition of financial, human and social capital whilst abroad in contributing to enterprise development. It also considers the extent to which public policy incentives and constraints have affected the promotion of small enterprises amongst returning migrants, and suggests measures that could enhance this process.
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.25446/oxford.33357204.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Economics & Finance · Economics & Finance · Economics & Finance · Migration, asylum and refugee law · Migration, asylum and refugee law · Migration, asylum and refugee law · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science
Provenance · 3 source records, 16 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/33357204 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/33357204 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/33357204 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:480704 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Migration, asylum and refugee law'] |
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