South Asian Migration in the Gulf Causes and Consequences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chowdhury, Mehdi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Irudaya Rajan, S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Development economics.; Labor economics.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Emigration and immigration.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Political economy.; Development Economics.; Labor Economics.; Asian Economics.; Migration.; Middle Eastern Politics.; International Political Economy.

This volume explores the reasons behind, and impact of, the migration of South Asian nationals (from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan and Maldives, Afghanistan and Myanmar) in the Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE and Bahrain). The authors provide a broad ov...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Asian Migration to the Gulf States in the 21st Century
• Chapter 2: Demography of the Gulf Region
• Chapter 3: Is it the Kafala Tradition to Blame for the Exploitative Work Conditions in the Arab-Gulf countries?
• Chapter 4: South Asian Migration in the Gulf: Topics for Economic Investigations
• Chapter 5: Labour Markets in the Gulf and South Asian Migration
• Chapter 6: Gender Issues, Changing Roles, and Migration: A Review of the Gulf Countries
• Chapter 7: Outward Remittances from the Gulf
• Chapter 8: South Asian Migrants and the Construction Sector of the Gulf
• Chapter 9: Geopolitics of the Middle East and South Asia: Changing Relationships through the Movement of Migrant Workers.