The shortcomings of employment as a durable solution

Abstract

The refugee assistance regime that prevails today seems to insist that the best, or only, solution to protracted refugee situations is firmly rooted in improving access to employment. This approach, however, inevitably favours some and excludes others, while also ignoring the deeper political and social issues at stake.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• economic activity
• economic development