Social class and inequality structures in contemporary African migration -- The layers of social class formations and class consciousness in Ghana -- Class inequalities in internal and regional migration in Ghana -- Class profiles of Ghanaian immigrants: a socio-historical perspective -- Economic conditions of the Ghanaian immigrant underclass: a culture of resilience -- The new black immigrant elites: a sociological portrait of the immigrant doctors, allied healthcare professionals, and academic class -- Conclusion: influences of class and inequality structures on African diasporas and homeland development
Summary
Using evidence from Ghana, this book argues that power and class-based structural relationships are significant components in understanding how migratory diasporas shape and are shaped in turn by social class and inequality. This necessitates changes in national policies to address the widening gap of inequality between rich and poor
