Circular migration patterns and determinants in Nairobi slum settlements

Donatien Béguy, Philippe Bocquier, Eliya M. Zulu

2010-09-10articleDemographic Research124 citationsdiamond

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Abstract

This paper measures migration flows and determinants in two slum settlements in Nairobi City between 2003 and 2007. The results confirm the high intensity of migration with a quarter of the total slum population and a third of those aged 15-30 being re

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