South Asian Migration to Gulf Countries: History, Policies, Development

ISBN-13: 9780815376040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 308 str.

Opis

South Asians constitute the largest expatriate population in the Gulf countries and their contribution to its development is immense. This volume is one of the first studies on the multifaceted nature of migration from South Asian countries to the Gulf. It concentrates on migration dynamics and its impact on both the countries of origin as well as that of destination.

Spis treści

Tables. Figures. Boxes. Introduction Prakash C. Jain and Ginu Zacharia Oommen Part I: Comparative and Theoretical Issues 1. South Asian Migration to GCC Countries: Emerging Trends and Challenges Ginu Zacharia Oommen 2. Arab versus Asian Migrant Workers in the GCC Countries Kapiszewski Andrzej 3. Aspects of Indian Migration in the Persian Gulf Region, 1820–1947 Kundan Kumar 4. GCC’s Immigration Policies: Contextualising South Asian Migration Zakir Hussain Part II: Dynamic of Migration 5. Indian Labour Migration to the Gulf Countries Prakash C. Jain 6. Spatial Mobility and the Migratory Strategies of Kerala Immigrants in the UAE Philippe Venier 7. Revisiting the Saga of Bangladeshi Labour Migration to the Gulf States: Need for New Theoretical and Methodological Approaches Rita Afsar 8. From Rupees to Dirhams: Remittances and Labour Migration from Nepal to the GCC Region Neha Wadhawan Part III: Impact of Migration 9. Bangladeshi Labour Migration to Saudi Arabia Md. Mizanur Rahman 10. Female Labour Migration from Sri Lanka to the Gulf Countries Michele Ruth Gamburd 11. Choosing a Profession in Order to Leave: Migration of Malayali Nurses to the Gulf Countries Marie Percot 12. Migration to the Gulf Region and Socio-economic Mobility in Pakistan G. M. Arif 13. The Financial Crisis in the Gulf and its Impact on South Asian Migrant Workers S. Irudaya Rajan and D. Narayana. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index