Cities and rural transformation: A spatial analysis of rural livelihoods in Ghana

Recent growth in many African countries has been accompanied by rapid urbanization, which could have major impacts on rural livelihoods. This paper examines patterns of rural livelihoods and poverty in Ghana based on the proximity of rural areas to cities of different sizes. The paper finds that man...

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Main Authors:	Diao, Xinshen, Magalhaes, Eduardo, Silver, Jed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2019
Subjects:	spatial data rural poverty rural economics employment urbanization rural transformation intensification towns poverty rural areas farm size
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146575