3,295
Views
74
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Slums of hope and slums of despair: Mobility and livelihoods in Nima, Accra

Pages 180-190 | Received 26 Aug 2007, Published online: 17 Sep 2008

References

  • Angotti , T. 2006 . Apocalyptic anti-urbanism: Mike Davis and his planet of slums . International Journal of Urban and Regional Research , 30 : 961 – 967 .
  • Briggs , J. and Yeboah , I. E.A. 2001 . Structural adjustment and the contemporary sub-Saharan African city . Area , 33 : 18 – 26 .
  • Bryceson , D.F. , Mbara , T.C. and Maunder , D. 2003 . Livelihoods, daily mobility and poverty in sub-saharan Africa . Transport Reviews , 23 ( 2 ) : 177 – 196 .
  • Davis , M. 2004 . Planet of slums: Urban involution and the informal proletariat . New Left Review , 26 : 5 – 34 .
  • Davis , M. 2006a . Planet of the slums. A conversation with Mike Davis . NPQ (New Perspectives Quarterly) , 23 : 6 – 11 .
  • Davis , M. 2006b . Planet of Slums , Verso, New York .
  • de Haan , A. 2000 . Migrants, Livelihoods and Rights: The Relevance of Migration in Development Policies . Social Development Working Paper No. 4. DFID (Department for International Development), London .
  • de Haan , A. , Drinkwater , M. , Rakodi , C. & Westley , K. 2002 . Methods for understanding urban poverty and livelihoods . UK Department for International Development's Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, London .
  • Ellis , F. 2000 . Diversity in Developing Countries , Oxford : Oxford University Press .
  • Ellis , F. and Freeman , A. 2004 . Rural livelihoods and poverty reduction strategies in four African countries . Journal of Development Studies , 40 : 1 – 30 .
  • Essamuah , M. and Tonah , S. 2004 . Coping with urban poverty in Ghana: An analysis of household and individual livelihood strategies in Nima, Accra . Legon Journal of Sociology , 1 : 79 – 96 .
  • Gilbert , A. 2007 . The return of slum: Does language matter? . International Journal of Urban and Regional Research , 31 : 697 – 713 .
  • Government of Ghana . 2005 . Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II) (2006–2009) . Vol. I . Policy Framework. National Development Planning Commission , Government of Ghana , Accra .
  • Grant , R. and Yankson , P.W.K. 2003 . City profile: Accra . Cities , 20 : 65 – 74 .
  • GSS (Ghana Statistical Service) . 2007 . Patterns and Trends of Poverty in Ghana: 1991-2006 Report . GSS , Accra .
  • Holt-Jensen , A. 1999 . Geography: History and Concepts , London : Sage .
  • Konadu-Agyemang , K. 2001 . The Political Economy of Housing and Urban Development in Africa: Ghana's Experience from Colonial Times to 1998 , London : Praeger .
  • Lie , M. & Lund , R. 2008 . Global enterprises, local workers: China as a meeting ground . Lie, M., Lund, R. & Hopsdal Hansen, G. Making it in China, 93–112. Høyskoleforlaget, Kristiansand
  • Lund , R. , Dei , L.A. , Boakye K.A. & Opoku-Agyemang , E. 2008 . It is all about livelihoods: A study of women working in stone chip production in Cape Coast Municipality . Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift–Norwegian Journal of Geography 62 : 3 , 139 – 148 .
  • Maxwell , D. , Larbi , W.O. , Lamptey , G.M. , Zakariah , S. & Arma-Klemesu , M. 1998 . Farming in the shadow of the city: Changes in land rights and livelihoods in peri-urban Accra . CFP (Cities Feeding People) Report 23. International Development Research Center (IDRC), Ottowa .
  • Murie , A. 1997 . Linking housing changes to crime . Social Policy & Administration , 31 : 22 – 36 .
  • Otiso , K.M. 2002 . Forced evictions in Kenyan cities . Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography , 23 : 252 – 267 .
  • Owusu , G. 2005 . Small towns in Ghana: Justifications for their promotion under the decentralisation programme . African Studies Quarterly 8 . http://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq/v8/v8i2a3.htm (accessed 15 July 2005) .
  • Owusu , G. & Agyei , J. 2007 . Changes in Land Access, Rights and Livelihoods in Peri-urban Ghana: The Case of Accra, Kumasi and Tamale Metropolis . ISSER (Institute for Social, Statistical and Economic Research) Land Report. ISSER, Accra .
  • Owusu , G. and Yankson , P.W.K. 2007 . ‘Poverty in Ghana is basically a rural phenomenon’. Are we underestimating urban poverty? . Ghana Journal of Development Studies , 4 : 87 – 105 .
  • Peattie , L.R. 1994 . An argument for slums . Journal of Planning Education and Research , 13 : 137 – 143 .
  • Perlman , J. 1976 . The Myth of Marginality , Berkeley : University of California Press .
  • Rakodi , C. 2002 . “ Economic development, urbanization and poverty ” . In A People-centred Approach to Reducing Poverty , Edited by: Rakodi , C. and Lloyd , J.T. 23 – 34 . Earthscan : London .
  • Rao , V. 2006 . Slum as theory: The South/Asian city and globalization . International Journal of Urban and Regional Research , 30 ( 1 ) : 225 – 232 .
  • Songsore , J. 2003 . The urban housing crisis in Ghana: Capital, the state versus the people . Ghana Social Science Journal :1 , 2 : 1 – 31 .
  • UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) . 2007 . State of World Population 2007. Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth . UNFPA , New York .
  • UN-Habitat . 2003 . Guide in Monitoring Target 11: Improving the Lives of 100 Million Dwellers . United Nations Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) , Nairobi .
  • UN-Habitat . 2006 . The State of World's Cities 2006/2007 . United Nations , New York .
  • USAID (United States Agency for International Development) . 2002 . Ghana Urban Health Assessment . USAID , Washington .
  • Yankson , P.W.K. 2000 . Community-based organizations (CBOs) and urban management and governance in an era of change in Ghana: The case of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) . Ghana Social Science Journal (New Series) , 1 : 97 – 139 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.