Moved by modernity : how development shapes migration in rural Ethiopia /

Moved by Modernity challenges the common belief that poverty and climate change are driving migration from poor countries. Through an in-depth study of an Ethiopian village called Wayisso, Kerilyn Schewel examines a counter-intuitive truth: as rural societies develop, more people leave. She shows ho...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schewel, Kerilyn (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Rural-urban migration > Ethiopia. Ethiopia > Social conditions > 21st century. Ethiopia > Emigration and immigration. Ethiopia > Economic conditions > 21st century. Exode rural > Éthiopie. Éthiopie > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle. Éthiopie > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle. Emigration & Immigration. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Rural. Sociology. Developing & Emerging Countries. Rural-urban migration Ethiopia Society & culture: general. Architecture and Planning. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Moved by Modernity challenges the common belief that poverty and climate change are driving migration from poor countries. Through an in-depth study of an Ethiopian village called Wayisso, Kerilyn Schewel examines a counter-intuitive truth: as rural societies develop, more people leave. She shows how expanding markets, political reform, and education reshape aspirations and capabilities to migrate--while poverty and drought often keep people in place. Blending.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations, map
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780197680735 0197680739 9780197680759 0197680755 9780197680742 0197680747