Surviving through movement: The mobility of urban youth in Ghana

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 741-756

  Langevang, Thilde ^a   Gough, Katherine V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accra; Ghana; Mobility; Movement; Urban; Youth

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; MOBILITY; SUBURBAN AREA; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCRA; AFRICA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70350608042     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360903205116     Document Type: Article

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