Development
Volume 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 101-105

Structural adjustment programme and public health issues in relation to migration: Nigeria (Article)

Nwajiuba C.U. , Nwoke B.E.B. , Nwajiuba C.A.
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Abstract

Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba, Bertram E.B. Nwoke and Chinyere Augusta Nwajiuba argue from the Nigerian case that international migration is economically induced. Specifically, the introduction of structural adjustment programmes in the mid-1980s in Nigeria and much of sub-Saharan Africa, with its severe negative consequences for livelihood, is the major stimulant for migration away from sub-Saharan Africa and into the more developed and economically stable economies of the OECD. They discuss the public health implications of migration, as well as some unintended negative consequences for family life and stability.

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Index Keywords

international migration Nigeria structural adjustment Africa Sub-Saharan Africa OECD West Africa public health
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-36949017244&doi=10.1057%2fpalgrave.development.1100436&partnerID=40&md5=b809e89ca811924f863a0e495661c05c
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.development.1100436
ISSN: 10116370
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English