ISBN:
9780230337329
Language:
English
Pages:
XVIII, 179 S.
Series Statement:
The economics of the Middle East
Parallel Title:
Print version Expats and the Labor Force : The Story of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Keywords:
Political economy
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Macroeconomics
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International economics
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Labor economics
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Economic growth
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Asia Economic conditions
Abstract:
An investigation into the labor force in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries primarily focusing on labor migration and remittances. The GCC countries have the highest share of foreign labor in the world. The authors examine the multidimensional aspects of such a large foreign population
Abstract:
This book will investigate the labor force in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries primarily focusing on labor migration and remittances. The GCC countries have the highest share of foreign labor in the world. We would like to examine the multidimensional aspects of such a large foreign population. We first look at the reasons behind its existence and then discuss its implications on the local and regional economies largely concentrating on the monetary outflows from the GCC countries. A large number of foreign workers first impose serious competition for the local workforce but also s
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Content; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Why Move to the Gulf?; 2 History of Labor Migration to the Gulf; 3 Foreign Workers and the Labor Force; 4 Remittance Outflows; 5 Macroeconomic Effects of Remittance; 6 Data Limitation in the Middle East and; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
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
DOI:
10.1057/9781137117854
URN:
10.1057/9781137117854
URL:
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