Local Economic Development Policy

Date Shared:

Friday, December 27, 2013 - 12:00

Title:

Local Economic Development Policy

Countries and areas:

Ghana

Partner(s):

National Government of Ghana

Thematic Area:

Labour migration and mobility, Strategies for minimizing costs/maximizing human development

Tags:

Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning, Labor Mobility

Summary:

This policy is expected to reduce the rate of rural-urban migration. The Ghanaian experience shows that given the right conditions, people prefer to stay in their communities instead of migrating.

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 1 "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda ".

Link:

For more information: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---led/documents/publication/wcms_201096.pdf