Campbell, Eugene K. and Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin (2011) Remittances from internal migration and poverty in Botswana. Sociology Mind, Vol.1 (No.3). pp. 130-137. doi:10.4236/sm.2011.13016 ISSN 2160-083X.

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Abstract

This study seeks to address the question of the existence of a relationship between remittances from internal la-bour migrants and poverty. Data was obtained from a stratified random sample survey of internal migrants and poverty in Botswana in 2004. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the migrants. A total of 1160 migrant households were enumerated. The lived poverty index method is used to estimate the level of pov-erty. It takes the social aspect of development into consideration, thereby reducing the limitations of the eco-nomic measurement of poverty. Logistic regression analysis is used to examine the remittance-poverty relation-ship. Though female-headed households are transitorily poorer than their male counterparts, there is no signifi-cant gender difference among the extremely poor. The results do not show conclusively that migrant remittances have moderating effect on poverty in the country. Policy implications are addressed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) > Warwick Evidence Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Migration, Internal -- Botswana, Poverty -- Botswana, Migrant remittances -- Botswana
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociology Mind
Publisher:	Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:	2160-083X
Official Date:	July 2011
Dates:	Date Event July 2011 Published
Volume:	Vol.1
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 130-137
DOI:	10.4236/sm.2011.13016
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Botswana. Dept. for International Development (DFID), Southern African Migration Project (SAMP)

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