Like many migrants, a large percentage of Africans who reside abroad cherish hopes of one day returning to their homeland, whether permanently or on a temporary basis. In the eyes of policy makers, such returnees are portrayed as agents of development, people who will bring back skills and economic capital that can be deployed in their native lands.
The reality, however, is more complicated, andAfrica s Return Migrantsbrings together a roster of stellar contributors to explore the gap between policy assumptions and lived reality. Built around extensive fieldwork, the book...