ABSTRACT
It is important to remember that migration activities have implications for those moving, those left behind and those at the destination. Thus rural-urban migration has implications for both areas. De Haan (2000) argues that migration can result in inequality. If someone migrates, the resulting benefits and disadvantages are not
between the migrant and those affected in the household or community. The outcome of a migration event is therefore influenced by the role of the migrant in social relations in both the urban destination and the rural origin. As McGee put it over thirty years ago:
The change brought about by a transition from urban to rural will not necessarily bring about a change in social structure or growth in economic activity.
