Globalization and social transformation theorists have paid significantly less attention to the movement of people than they have to the movement of capital. This book redresses the balance and provides insights into developments in return skilled migration in four regions in the Asia Pacific - Bangladesh, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The authors believe that the movement of skilled migrants, and the tacit knowledge they bring with them, is a vital component in the process of globalization.
Globalization and social transformation theorists have paid significantly less attention to the movement of people than they have to the movement of c...
This volume examines the trends and labour patterns of migrants, their relationship with the state and the impacts they have on the societies in which they work and sometimes settle. It adopts a multidisciplinary perspective which encompasses economics, history, politics, geography and sociology, and presents a body of empirical research that forms the basis of many of the chapters. As a whole, the book emphasizes the growing importance and value of transnational communities and mutliple identities. It covers many of the diverse migration patterns that have recently emerged - from rural...
This volume examines the trends and labour patterns of migrants, their relationship with the state and the impacts they have on the societies in which...
