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Forced Displacement and Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Economic Inquiry

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dc.contributor.authorVerwimp, Philip
dc.contributor.authorMaystadt, Jean-Francois
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-22T17:01:15Z
dc.date.available2015-12-22T17:01:15Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.description.abstractMost reports on refugees deal with the immediate needs of displaced people. This paper seeks to go beyond the emergency phase and explore the challenges surrounding protracted refugee situations. The paper examines the refugee situation in Sub-Saharan Africa from a long-term angle, from the perspective of refugees own agency as well as from the perspective of the host community. The paper aims to shed light on the economic lives of refugees in their host communities. Starting with an overview of the situation of refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa, the paper draws on findings from the literature to debunk some entrenched beliefs about refugees. The discussion of refugee crises in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda draws some lessons. The decision to return is discussed and it is argued that the decision depends on the socioeconomic condition in the host country versus the country of refuge, integration versus return policies in place, the individual set of skills of each refugee, and his or her subjective perception of the political climate in both countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25673626/forced-displacement-refugees-sub-saharan-africa-economic-inquiry
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7517
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23481
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7517
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectREFUGEE CAMPS
dc.subjectPOST‐CONFLICT SETTING
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subjectBASIC HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectREPATRIATION
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT CAMP
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINFLUX OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectRETURNEES
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCATALYST
dc.subjectREFUGEE STATUS
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF SKILLS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectOUTFLOWS OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGENDER‐GAP
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT CAMP
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectFORCED MIGRATION
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectREFUGEE CHILDREN
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMERGENCIES
dc.subjectRETURNEE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY PROTECTION
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectSTATUS OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINFLUX OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectBASIC HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectGENOCIDE
dc.subjectLARGE POPULATION
dc.subjectESSENTIAL NEEDS
dc.subjectREFUGEE SITUATIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectPOLICY‐MAKERS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectHEALTH CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTATUS OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectHOST GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY REPATRIATION
dc.subjectREFUGEE MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectOPEN‐DOOR
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectIMPACT ON HEALTH
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN
dc.subjectASYLUM POLICIES
dc.subjectREFUGEE POLICIES
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectMEDIA ATTENTION
dc.subjectRAINFOREST
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREFUGEE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOPULATIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONALS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectHIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectREFUGEE CAMPS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectHOST GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY‐NET
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectLEGAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectASYLUM
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectEXCESS MORTALITY
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL UNREST
dc.subjectREFUGEE MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectREFUGEE SITUATIONS
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY PROTECTION
dc.subjectHEALTH CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectOUTFLOWS OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF REFUGEES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.titleForced Displacement and Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.title.subtitleAn Economic Inquiryen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleForced Displacement and Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Economic Inquiry
okr.date.disclosure2015-12-15
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Africa Region
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