ISBN:
9789812302786
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (389 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version International Migration in Southeast Asia
DDC:
304.8
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Population mobility increases with economic development and globalization. The migration of people affects countries in many ways -- socially, economically and politically. However, there are fundamental tensions in efforts to manage international migration in a globalizing world. On the one hand, business is transnational as it necessitates the unrestricted flow of people internationally. On the other hand, politics is still national.In an integrated world economy, trade, flow of
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; 1. Should Southeast Asian Borders be Opened? by Aris Ananta and Evi Nurvidya Arifin; 2. International Migration in Southeast Asia since World War II by Graeme Hugo; 3. Chinese Migration and Adaptation in Southeast Asia: The Last Half-Century by Leo Suryadinata; 4. FDI and International Labour Migration in Economic Development: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand by Pan-Long Tsai and Ching-Lung Tsay; 5. Impact of Remittances on the Indonesian Economy by Sukamdi, Elan Satriawan and Abdul Haris; 6. Transnational Networks in Female Labour Migration by Vivienne Wee and Amy Sim
Description / Table of Contents:
7. Borders, Globalization and Irregular Migration in Southeast Asia by Maruja M.B. Asis8. The Silence and Violence of Forced Migration: The Myanmar-Thailand Border by Carl Grundy-Warr; 9. International Migration and Conflict: Foreign Labour in Malaysia by P. Ramasamy; 10. Policies on International Migration: Philippine Issues and Challenges by Nimfa B. Ogena; 11. Cross-border Migration in Indonesia and the Nunukan Tragedy by Riwanto Tirtosudarmo; 12. Regional Migrant Workers Flows: Outlook for Malaysia by Bilson Kurus
Description / Table of Contents:
13. Government Policies on International Migration: Illegal Workers in Thailand by Yongyuth Chalamwong
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
