Journal of
African Studies and Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Afr. Stud. Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2189
  • DOI: 10.5897/JASD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 238

Full Length Research Paper

Drivers of north-south migration in the Wa West District: Economic returns or migrants’ sub-culture

Elijah Yendaw*
  • Elijah Yendaw*
  • Department of Community Development, University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Ghana.
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Francis Dakyaga
  • Francis Dakyaga
  • Department of Community Development, University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Ghana.
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Augustine Tanle
  • Augustine Tanle
  • Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Anthony Mwinilanaa Tampah-Naah
  • Anthony Mwinilanaa Tampah-Naah
  • Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University for Development Studies, Wa Campus, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 11 April 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 June 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Yendaw, E., Dakyaga, F., Tanle, A., & Tampah-Naah, A. M. (2016). Drivers of north-south migration in the Wa West District: Economic returns or migrants’ sub-culture. Journal of African Studies and Development, 8(6), 67-80.
Chicago /
Elijah Yendaw, Francis Dakyaga, Augustine Tanle and Anthony Mwinilanaa Tampah-Naah. "Drivers of north-south migration in the Wa West District: Economic returns or migrants’ sub-culture." Journal of African Studies and Development 8, no. 6 (2016): 67-80.
MLA /
Elijah Yendaw, et al. "Drivers of north-south migration in the Wa West District: Economic returns or migrants’ sub-culture." Journal of African Studies and Development 8.6 (2016): 67-80.