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Socio-Economic Status of International Return Migrants to the Berekum Municipality, Ghana.

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dc.contributor.author Yendaw, E.
dc.contributor.author Tanle, A.
dc.contributor.author Kumi-Kyereme, A.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-03-21T12:51:53Z
dc.date.available 2019-03-21T12:51:53Z
dc.date.issued 2013-08
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3611
dc.description p272-284 en_US
dc.description.abstract The phenomenon of return migration has been neglected in many studies in Africa. But there has been a growing recognition that migration, both internal and international can offer an important route out of poverty for many people from developing countries. To unravel some of these claims, data from a survey involving 120 returnees in the Berekum Municipality, Ghana, were used to assess the socio-economic status of international return migrants to Ghana.The study adopted a quantitative approach to research involving both snowballing and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument for the data collection was an interview schedule, made up of both open and closed-ended questions.The results have shown that 84% of the returnees had acquired critical skills, particularly technical skills (44%) while more than half (68.3%) at return owned houses and a large proportion acquired consumer durable goods. But respondents who lived and worked in European destinations had the highest asset-holding status compared to their counterparts who stayed and worked in American and African destinations. The study, therefore, recommends that government through a multi-sectorial approach should design and implement comprehensive programmes such as post-arrival counseling and start-up support for returnees to ensure a maximum utilization of their skills and resources for the socio-economic development of the country. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Business and Social Science en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Volume 4 Issue 10;
dc.subject Return migrants en_US
dc.subject Socio-economic status en_US
dc.subject Berekum en_US
dc.subject Ghana en_US
dc.title Socio-Economic Status of International Return Migrants to the Berekum Municipality, Ghana. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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