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the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

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An edition of Expats and the labor force (2013)

Expats and the labor force

the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

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"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"--

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Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
179

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Subjects

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics Aliens Labor supply POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations Gulf Cooperation Council Migrant labor Persian gulf region, history Noncitizens

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Persian Gulf Region
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Expats and the labor force: the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
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Book Details

Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York, NY
Series
The economics of the Middle East

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
331.5/440953
Library of Congress
HD5856.P47 N38 2013, HF1351-1647HB172.5HC, HD5856.P47 N38 2012

The Physical Object

Pagination
pages cm.
Number of pages
179

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25316853M
ISBN 13
9780230337329
LCCN
2012017744
OCLC/WorldCat
792880404, 826912298

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16637415W

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