Expats and the Labor Force : The Story of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

English

Series: The Economics of the Middle East Ser.

ISBN: 0230337325

EAN: 9780230337329

Category: Social Science / Emigration & Immigration/History / Middle East / General/Business & Economics / Labor/

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release Date: 11/30/2012

Synopsis: 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 send a huge amount of money back home. The GCC countries rank among the top countries in the world in terms of remittance outflows (both in absolute and relative size). The literature on remittances has largely ignored the economic consequences of remittance outflows on the sending economies. This book will provide the first comprehensive analysis.

Expats and the Labor Force : The Story of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.69 inches

Width: 5.68 inches

Length: 9.46 inches

Weight: 16.05 oz

Pages: 198