Internal migration, remittances and household welfare: evidence from South Africa

Includes bibliographical references. === In this thesis, I investigate the economic linkages between internal labour migration and the welfare of migrant-sending households and communities. The analysis is couched in the new economics of labour migration theory, which recognises the familial partici...

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Main Author: Phangaphanga, Martin
Other Authors: Leibbrandt, Murray
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12866
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references. === In this thesis, I investigate the economic linkages between internal labour migration and the welfare of migrant-sending households and communities. The analysis is couched in the new economics of labour migration theory, which recognises the familial participation in migration decisions and therefore the potential role of economic linkages between migrants and their original households.