The expected well-being of urban refugees and asylum-seekers in Johannesburg
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Field | Value | |
Title | The expected well-being of urban refugees and asylum-seekers in Johannesburg | |
Creator | Greyling, Talita | |
Description | The influx of asylum-seekers and refugees from across Africa into democratic South Africa has increased significantly. The aim of this paper is to determine the factors that influences the expect well-being of this unique group. Expected well-being is an important determinant of both the decision to migrate and the choice of a country of destination. Knowledge about this determinant therefore informs refugee policies. The results show that only a few of the factors found in the literature explaining the expected well-being of voluntary migrants also explain the expected well-being of forced migrants. However, a number of factors found in the literature that explain the subjective well-being and well-being in general of refugees and asylum-seekers also went towards explaining the expected well-being of this group. These factors include: government assistance, culture, the time spent in South Africa, economic factors, crime, refugee status, reasons for leaving the home countries and the number of people staying in a house in the receiving country. The findings of this study emphasise the differences between forced and voluntary migrants and highlight the factors that influence the expected well-being of forced migrants. These in turn shed light on migration decisions and the choice of destination countries. | |
Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
Date | 2016-05-13 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v19i2.1317 | |
Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 19, No 2 (2016); 232-248 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
Language | eng | |
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