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Searching with a thematic focus on Globalisation in Ghana

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  The impact of globalisation and liberalisation on agriculture and small farmers in developing countries: the experience of Ghana

  Third World Network, 2006

  This study is part of a research project on the impact of globalisation and liberalisation on poor rural producers in developing countries. It takes as a case study the experience of Ghana and its agricultural sector.
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  Dangling by a thread: how sharp are the Chinese scissors?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  This report examines the impact that China’s booming export industry is having on the textile and furniture exports and jobs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The report finds that:China’s economic expansion has significant implications for SSA industry and growth by indirectly excluding outward-oriented SSA producers from global markets, and directly it squeezes locally-focused producers
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  Till to tiller: linkages between international remittances and access to land in West Africa

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004

  This paper, prepared for FAO’s Land Tenure Service and Sub-programme, explores the role remittances have on people’s access to land and natural resources.
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  International nurse mobility: trends and policy implications

  World Health Organization, 2003

  This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) examines the trends and policy implications of nurses moving from the developing world to work in wealthier countries.
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  Tackling poverty-migration linkages: evidence from Ghana and Egypt

  Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2005

  This paper presents a quantitative analysis exploring whether the very poorest in a community are unlikely to migrate due to the high transaction costs associated with migration.
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  The migration of physicians from sub-Saharan Africa to the United States of America: measures of the African brain drain

  Human Resources for Health, 2004

  This Human Resources for Health paper details the characteristics and trends in migration to the United States (US) of physicians trained in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings reveal that more than 23 per cent of US physicians were trained outside of the US, with a majority trained in low-income or lower middle-income countries.
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  Informal remittance systems in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries

  The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society at the University of Oxford, 2005

  This study presents a synthesis of knowledge about informal remittances to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, and their influence on development in those countries.
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  Do migrant remittances minimize the impact of macro-volatility on the poor in Ghana?

  International Monetary Fund, 2004

  This paper investigates whether migrant remittances have been a source of income smoothing in Ghana, particularly in times of macro-volatility.The main findings include:migrant remittances are counter-cyclical in Ghana: inflows of remittances increase in times of economic shocksremittances significantly affect household welfare and therefore tend to reduce any economic shock that af
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  Sending money home: a survey of remittance products and services in the United Kingdom

  Department for International Development, UK, 2005

  This report provides comparable and accessible information on the products and services available to people wanting to send money home from the UK to developing countries. The report aims to increase transparency on costs, speed of money transfer, and the coverage and customer service that banks, building societies and money transfer operators offer in the UK.
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  Migration and pro-poor policy in West Africa

  Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004

  This paper reports on the findings of a survey conducted on migration and pro-poor policy in West Africa. The paper identifies the importance of migration to the poor, discusses migration policies, key issues and policy gaps in each country, as well as the region as a whole.

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