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Expats and the labor force : the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Title
  1. Expats and the labor force : the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries / George Naufal and Ismail Genc.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Author
  1. Naufal, George, 1980-

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Additional authors
  1. Genc, Ismail, 1967-
Description
  1. xviii, 179 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "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"--
Series statement
  1. The economics of the Middle East
Uniform title
  1. Economics of the Middle East.
Subject
  1. Labor supply > Persian Gulf Region
  2. Aliens > Persian Gulf Region
  3. Migrant labor > Persian Gulf Region
  4. Gulf Cooperation Council
Contents
  1. 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.
Call number
  1. JBD 13-334
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-167) and index.
Author
  1. Naufal, George, 1980-
Title
  1. Expats and the labor force : the story of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries / George Naufal and Ismail Genc.
Publisher
  1. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. The economics of the Middle East
  2. Economics of the Middle East.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-167) and index.
Added author
  1. Genc, Ismail, 1967-
LCCN
  1. 2012017744
ISBN
  1. 9780230337329
  2. 0230337325
Research call number
  1. JBD 13-334
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