This report presents case studies rural-urban migration linkages in Guinea, Zimbabwe and Guatemala. It shows that in areas of high internal migration, the well being of rural household members and that of their urban relatives are strongly interdependent, and should be analyzed as part of a single, unified livelihoods system. Rural-urban linkages represent efforts by households to create their own safety net. Policymakers and practitioners thus have an opportunity to advance participatory development by designing interventions that strengthen this self- generated safety net.
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