Expats and the labor force : the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Expats and the labor force the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1: Why Move to the Gulf? -- Chapter 2: History of Labour Migration to the Gulf -- Chapter 3: Foreign Workers and the Labour Force -- Chapter 4: Remittance Outflows -- Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Effects of Remittance Outflows -- Chapter 6: Official versus Uno...

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1. Verfasser: Naufal, George (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Genc, Ismail H. (VerfasserIn), Genc, Ismail (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY u.a. Palgrave Macmillan 2012
Ausgabe:1. ed.
Schriftenreihe:The economics of the Middle East
Schlagworte:
Gulf Cooperation Council > Arbeitsmigranten > Rücküberweisungen > Arabische Golf-Staaten > Labor supply > Aliens > Migrant labor > Arbeitnehmer > Migration > Ausländerpolitik > Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer > Gruppe > Rechtsstellung > Einwanderer > Überweisung > Entwicklung > Tendenz > Golfstaaten
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Zusammenfassung:Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1: Why Move to the Gulf? -- Chapter 2: History of Labour Migration to the Gulf -- Chapter 3: Foreign Workers and the Labour Force -- Chapter 4: Remittance Outflows -- Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Effects of Remittance Outflows -- Chapter 6: Official versus Unofficial Remittances in the GCC -- Chapter 7: Information Crisis in the Gulf.
"This book examines the flows of people and money in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The book outlines the reasons that made the Gulf region a destination for millions of migrants. Taking advantage of the discovery of large hydrocarbon reserves and relatively stable political environment, the GCC countries filled the large demand for labor with foreign workers. The number, share and source of expatriates have presented serious challenges for the region, however. The book discusses these consequences on the composition of the labor force and remittance outflows. The book also highlights the status of data in the region"--
This book examines the flows of people and money in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The book outlines the reasons that made the Gulf region a destination for millions of migrants. Taking advantage of the discovery of large hydrocarbon reserves and relatively stable political environment, the GCC countries filled the large demand for labor with foreign workers. The number, share and source of expatriates have presented serious challenges for the region, however. The book discusses these consequences on the composition of the labor force and remittance outflows. The book also highlights the status of data in the region.
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. [149] - 167
Beschreibung:XVIII, 179 S.
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graph. Darst., Tab., Reg., Lit. S. 149-167Lit.Hinw. S. 137-148
ISBN:9780230337329
978-0-230-33732-9