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Factors Contributing to Migration from Ghana to the United States of America

Salifu, Shani
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180628701

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2007, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, International Studies - International Development Studies.
This study examines the causes of migration from Ghana to the United States of America (U.S). It explores the internal and external factors that motivate Ghanaians to travel to the U.S. It uses the theories of the laws of migration promulgated by Ernest George Ravenstein, the theory of intervening opportunities by Samuel Stouffer and the migration theory by Everett Lee to facilitate understanding of the causes of migration from Ghana. In addition to identifying the causes of international migration from Ghana, the study also looks at the benefits and adverse effects of international migration for Ghana. The study adopted a qualitative design using semi-structured interview schedule. The target population for the study was first generation Ghanaians based in the U.S. recruited through the snowball sampling technique and interviewed by telephone. The study concluded with a confirmation that even though economic reasons motivated the decisions of those who were interviewed to travel to the United States other factors like the world systems, globalization of media and educational opportunities played various roles in informing the decisions of Ghanaians to migrate.
Francis Godwyll (Advisor)
127 p.
Migration; International migration; Immigration; Emmigration; Push factors; Pull factors

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  • Salifu, S. (2007). Factors Contributing to Migration from Ghana to the United States of America [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180628701

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Salifu, Shani. Factors Contributing to Migration from Ghana to the United States of America. 2007. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180628701.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Salifu, Shani. "Factors Contributing to Migration from Ghana to the United States of America." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180628701

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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