Understanding remittances in Ghana : analysing poverty reducing effect of international remittances

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2012

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In Ghana, literature on the impact of remittance flows indicates that these transfers are beneficial at all levels: individual, household, local community and the national level. The paper carries out descriptive analysis of origin, channel, and end-use of remittances and establishes quantitative links between international remittances and implications for poverty among households.

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REMITTANCES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, GHANA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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