2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2011.00417.x
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Heavy burdens: Gendered livelihood strategies of porters in Accra, Ghana

Abstract: Urban poverty is invariably linked to sociospatial dimensions of livelihood strategies. Gendered social relations, for example, have been seen to impact the ability of females to access resources, to gain assets, and to engage in viable income‐generating activities. Focussing on the livelihood strategies of the urban poor as they intersect with neoliberal economic reforms in contemporary Ghana, this paper draws on a field‐based survey of porters in Accra, mostly migrants from rural agricultural northern Ghana,… Show more

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“…Agbogbloshie was chosen as a study site because its residents come from many regions in Ghana and represent a wide range of ethnicities, and it also attracts seasonal migrants, partly because it is home to Ghana's largest commercial fresh produce market (Oberhauser and Yeboah, 2011). Internal migration is very common in Ghana (Ackah and Medvedev 2012; Ghana Statistical Service, 2008; Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) 2009), and more than half of all internal migrants live in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions (Rokicki et al, 2014).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Agbogbloshie was chosen as a study site because its residents come from many regions in Ghana and represent a wide range of ethnicities, and it also attracts seasonal migrants, partly because it is home to Ghana's largest commercial fresh produce market (Oberhauser and Yeboah, 2011). Internal migration is very common in Ghana (Ackah and Medvedev 2012; Ghana Statistical Service, 2008; Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) 2009), and more than half of all internal migrants live in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions (Rokicki et al, 2014).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This mean that different indicators which measure household welfare should be considered. Various investigations in the past have also confirmed the contribution of livelihoods assets to poverty reduction and wellbeing of communities (Bury, 2004;Oberhauser & Yeboah, 2011;Habermas, 1971;Giddens, 1979;Bebbington, 1999).…”
Section: Socio-economic Score 1 Of Households In Different Communitiesmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Many studies carried out in the past have emphasized the contribution of livelihoods assets to poverty reduction and well-being of communities (Bury, 2004;Oberhauser & Yeboah, 2011;Habermas, 1971; Giddens, 1979;Bebbington, 1999). People's assets are actually resources that enables them act when necessary under different circumstances.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Prior studies on kayayei report concerns with the representativeness of their samples (Opare 2003;Yeboah 2010;Addai 2011;Oberhauser and Yeboah 2011;Agyei, Kumi, and Yeboah 2016). To improve representativeness in this study and minimize known sources of nonparticipation bias, the formative research phase discussed past studies' sampling challenges (Table 5) and potential solutions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%