The Myth of Self-Reliance : : Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp / / Naohiko Omata.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Omata, Naohiko,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Forced Migration ; 36
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations --; Maps --; Introduction. Buduburam An Exemplary Refugee Camp? --; 1 ‘Guests Who Stayed Too Long’ Refugee Lives in a Protracted Exile --; 2 Economic Lives in Buduburam --; 3 The Household Economy in the Camp --; 4 The Roots of Economic Stratification: A Historical Perspective --; 5 Repatriation to Liberia: The ‘Best’ Solution for Refugees? --; 6 The ‘End’ of Refugee Life? When Refugee Status Ceases --; 7 Developing a Better Understanding of Livelihoods, Self-Reliance and Social Networks in Forced Migration Studies --; Epilogue. Buduburam in 2015 --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781785335655; 9783110998214
• DOI: 10.1515/9781785335655?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Naohiko Omata.

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.