The Myth of Self-Reliance : : Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp / / 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 bet...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Forced Migration ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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