| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 182 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in forced migration ; volume 36
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Studies in forced migration ; v. 36.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
'Guests who stayed too long' : refugee lives in a protracted camp -- Economic lives in Buduburam -- The household economy in the camp -- Roots of economic stratification : a historical perspective -- Repatriation to Liberia : the 'best' solution for refugees? -- The 'end' of refugee life? When refugee status ceases -- Developing a better understanding of livelihoods, self-reliance and social networks in forced migration studies -- Epilogue: Buduburam in 2015. |
| Summary |
For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research, this volume challenges the reputation of a 'self-reliant' model given to Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana and sheds light on considerable economic inequality between refugee households. By following the same refugee households over several years, The Myth of Self-Reliance also provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Refugee camps -- Ghana.
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Refugee camps. |
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Ghana. |
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Refugees -- Liberia -- Economic conditions.
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Refugees. |
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Liberia. |
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Refugees -- Ghana -- Economic conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. |
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Economic conditions. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. |
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Refugees -- Economic conditions. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Omata, Naohiko. Myth of self-reliance. New York : Berghahn Books, 2017 9781785335648 (DLC) 2017012307 |
| ISBN |
9781785335655 (electronic book) |
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1785335650 (electronic book) |
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9781785335648 (hardback alkaline paper) |
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1785335642 |
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