Africa's return migrants The new developers?

• Other Authors: Åkesson, Lisa (Editor), Eriksson Baaz, Maria (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2015
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Development studies; Migration, immigration & emigration; Africa; Migrants; Return migration; Africans; Emigration; Immigration; Voluntary repatriation; Case studies; Diaspora
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Many African migrants residing abroad nurture a hope to one day return, at least temporarily, to their home country. In the wake of economic crises in the developed world, alongside rapid economic growth in parts of Africa, the impetus to 'return' is likely to increase. Such returnees are...