Atnafu, Adamnesh, Oucho, Linda and Zeitlyn, Benjamin (2014) Poverty, youth and rural-urban migration in Ethiopia. Working Paper. Migrating out of Poverty RPC.

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Abstract

This paper explores the relationships between poverty and rural-urban migration in Ethiopia. It draws upon research particularly of migration for work in the construction industry and domestic work. The paper describes and analyses migration from a poor rural woreda (district) in northern Ethiopia, to the nearby city of Bahir Dar and the capital, Addis Ababa. Extreme poverty is one of the main driving factors behind these flows of migration. Our research suggests that migration of this type does not lead to immediate flows of remittance income from migrants to their households. We explain why this is, and how migrants and their households nevertheless plan to move out of poverty. We argue that there are important non-economic factors and long-term strategies that encourage migration even where working conditions are hard and returns are low.

Item Type:	Reports and working papers (Working Paper)
Schools and Departments:	School of Global Studies > Geography
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
Depositing User:	Benjamin Zeitlyn
Date Deposited:	27 Aug 2014 13:41
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2014 13:41
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49636

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