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dc.contributor.authorBosiakoh, T. A.-
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T16:33:51Z-
dc.date.available2016-11-01T16:33:51Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.issn0855-6768-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/847-
dc.description.abstractDifferent migration scholars have acknowledged the recent growth of migrant associations in different parts of the world. Though these associations are a worldwide phenomenon, existing literature draws mostly on those in the USA vis-a-vis, Latino migrants from Central and Latin America. In Ghana and Africa generally, literature on migrant associations is paltry. Those that exist only explore their development impacts on the migration sending areas. This paper discusses evidence from three Nigerian migrant associations regarding how they help members adjust and integrate in Ghana and their developmental impacts. The paper postulates that such social networks bind Nigerian migrants together in their new destinations and serve as substitutes for family relationships bonds. The associations play expert surrogate roles to ensure member adjustment and integration into Ghana. Though the associations are not direct vectors of economic development, their social activities make them useful social development agents in Ghana, their present location. Based on these, a policy case is made for the integration of migrant associations into Ghanaian migration policies.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity for Development Studiesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 8;Issue 2-
dc.subjectMigrant Associationsen_US
dc.subjectSocial Networkingen_US
dc.subjectAdjustmenten_US
dc.subjectIntegrationen_US
dc.subjectSocial Policiesen_US
dc.titleTHE ROLE OF MIGRANT ASSOCIATIONS IN ADJUSTMENT, INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF NIGERIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATIONS IN ACCRA, GHANAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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