This article uses life history calendar (LHC) data from coastal Ghana and event history statistical methods to examine inter-regional migration for men and women, focusing on four specific migration types: rural-urban, rural-rural, urban-urban, and urban-rural. Our analysis is unique because it...

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- POPULATION ESTIMATES -- POPULATION COMPOSITION AND VITAL RATES -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER WORK -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Appendix -- SELECTED PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE ON POPULATION.

Sub-Saharan African cities have been growing at historically unprecedented rates. Since the early 1970s, they have welcomed international assistance involving a succession of major thematic objectives. The main agency involved in urban assistance has been the World Bank. But as its goals have...