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The consequences of forced migration for host communities in Africa
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This paper reviews the evidence on the consequences of hosting forced migrants (i.e. refugees or internally displaced persons) in Africa. Overall, the presence of forced migrants is positive for local economies, but there are multiple consequences of hosting displaced populations and some could be negative (e.g. environmental damage, competition for resources, labour market displacement). The implications of hosting forced migrants are also likely to be different across sectors of the host po...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Agence Française de Développement
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- De Boeck Universite Publisher's website
- Host title:
- Revue d'Economie du Developpement
- Journal:
- Revue d'Economie du Developpement Journal website
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 3-4
- Pages:
- 135-154
- Publication date:
- 2018-06-26
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1782-1517
- ISSN:
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1245-4060
- ISBN:
- 9782807391000
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pubs:865152
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- Local pid:
- pubs:865152
- Source identifiers:
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865152
- Deposit date:
- 2018-10-02
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- Copyright holder:
- De Boeck Supérieur
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © De Boeck Supérieur. Tous droits réservés pour tous pays. This paper was presented at a special workshop organized by the AFD-World Bank Migration and Development, held 27 June 2017 in Paris, France. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from De Boeck Universite at: https://doi.org/10.3917/edd.313.0135
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