“Japa” snd the Left-Behinds: An Analytical Review of the Socio-economic Effects of Emigration

Abstract

In much of pre-colonial Africa, migration took place primarily inquest of safety, new territory that was suitable for settlement, andgood soil for cultivation. (Adepoju, 2005). Individuals relocate for avariety of reasons, such as persecution or improved job opportunities(Zanker, 2008). Migration is the process by which people migrateacross large or small distances based on a variety of causes. Theseparameters change depending on the traits of the individual orgroup. The motivations might be solely financial, familial, or ethnic.Persecution, hunger, conflict, mass expulsion, widespread politicaland economic unrest, or environmental catastrophes in the originregions can all lead to movement (Russel & Teitelbaum, 1992).