Expats and the labor force
Subtitle: the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
By: George Naufal and Ismail Genc
Contributors: Genc, Ismail, 1967-
Series: The economics of the Middle East
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9780230337329
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics; Aliens; Labor supply; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations; Gulf Cooperation Council; Migrant labor
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Chapter 1: Why Move to the Gulf?; title: Chapter 2: History of Labour Migration to the Gulf; title: Chapter 3: Foreign Workers and the Labour Force; title: Chapter 4: Remittance Outflows; title: Chapter 5: Macroeconomic Effects of Remittance Outflows; title: Chapter 6: Official versus Unofficial Remittances in the GCC; title: Chapter 7: Information Crisis in the Gulf.