African emigres in the United States: a missing link in Africa's social and economic development
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1991
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| Beschreibung: | XXIV, 162 S. |
| ISBN: | 0275937992 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Tables »
Abbreviations ™*
Preface ™
Introduction ***
1. EMIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS 1
Introduction 1
Emigrant Characteristics 2
Reasons for Emigration 9
Why Skilled Africans Migrate to the
United States n
Conclusion 15
2. THE RETURN DECISION 19
Introduction 19
Factors Influencing the Return
Decision 22
t
viii Contents
The Return and Nonreturn Decisions 25
Policy Implications and Challenges 32
Conclusion 37
3. ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS 39
Introduction 39
The Scope of Africa s Migration Problem 41
Manpower and Economic Development 44
Economic Impact 48
Enhancing the Benefits from Emigration 56
Conclusion 59
4. EMIGRANT ROLE IN AFRICA S PRIVATE
SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 65
Introduction 65
Privatization in Action 67
Motivation for Privatization 68
Constraints to Privatization 71
The Entrepreneur and the Entrepreneurial
Process 72
The Political and Legal Environment for
Entrepreneurial Development 79
Emigrant Role in Africa s Private Sector
Development 82
Conclusion 86
Contents ix
5. FOREIGN POLICY AND ECONOMIC AID IMPLICATIONS 91
Introduction 91
Molding the Views, Perceptions, and Attitudes
of African Emigrants 93
Foreign Policy Implications 97
The New Debate: Aid with Democratic
Strings 101
Influencing American Policy Towards
Africa 105
Conclusion 110
6. POLICY RESPONSES 115
Introduction 115
Programs to Deal with Skilled Migration 115
African Programs and Actions to Stem
and Mitigate Adverse Effects of Skilled
Migration 117
Economic and Political Reforms 118
Africa: New Priorities, Greater
Commitment 123
An African Industrial Policy for the
1990s 131
The Need for External Assistance 138
Bibliography 143
Index 151
Tables
1.0 Areas of Specialization of African Skilled Emigrants 3
1.1 Positions Held by Skilled African Personnel in the Home
Country Prior to Emigration to the United States 5
1.2 Annual Remittances to Support Families, Friends, and
Personal Projects and Investments 6
1.3 Employment Categories and Positions of African Skilled
Emigrants in the United States 8
1.4 Gross Annual Incomes of African Skilled Emigrants in the
United States 9
1.5 Reasons for Skilled African Migration to the United States 12
1.6 Reasons for Migration of Ghanaian and Nigerian Skilled
Manpower 15
2.0 Reasons for the Continued Stay of African Skilled Emigrants
in the United States 21
2.1 Factors Influencing the Return Decision of Skilled Emigrants 23
2.2 Reasons for the Migration of Returning and Nonreturning
Skilled Emigrants 26
2.3 Reasons for the Continued Stay of Returning and Nonreturning
Skilled Emigrants 28
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2.4 Biographical Data and Background Information of Returning
and Nonreturning Skilled Emigrants 31
3.0 Sub Saharan African Immigrants Admitted to the United
States, 1974 1985 42
3.1 Population per Physician and Nurse for Selected African
Countries, the United Kingdom, the United States,
and Canada—1965 and 1984 45
3.2 Migration of Professional, Technical, and Related Workers
from Africa to the United States, 1962 73, Canada,
1963 72, and United Kingdom, 1964 72 46
4.0 State Owned Enterprises in Sub Saharan Africa 70
4.1 Cocoa Output and Real Producer Price Indices for Cocoa
and Selected Food Crops in the 1970s 77
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