Perspectives on migration patterns in Ghana's mining industry

Resources Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 6-11

  Nyame, Frank K ^a   Andrew Grant, J ^b   Yakovleva, Natalia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; Migration; Mining

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE PHASIS; GHANA; MIGRATION; MIGRATION FLOWS; MIGRATION PATTERNS; MINE DEVELOPMENT; MINING INDUSTRIES; MINING SECTORS;

MINING;

CLOSURE; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; MINING INDUSTRY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 61349098785     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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