Title: [Aspects of urban traditions and contemporary migration in tropical Africa (the case of the countries of the Gulf of Guinea)]

POPLINE Document Number: 237595

Author(s):

Bylka T

Source citation:

AFRICANA BULLETIN, 1991;(38):55-66.

Abstract:

The author examines the increasing primacy associated with migration to the largest cities in precolonial west Africa. She finds that this trend has intensified since independence. The effect of education on migration from poor rural areas is pointed out, and the ability of residents in traditional cities to preserve contacts with their regions of origin is assessed. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Africa, Western
Historical Review
Rural-Urban Migration
Educational Status
Urbanization
Colonialism
Developing Countries
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Migration
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Urban Population Distribution
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Political Systems