South Asian Migration to Gulf Countries History, Policies, Development [Hardcover]

South Asians constitute the largest expatriate population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Their contribution in the socio-economic, technological and educational development of GCC nations is immense. This book offers one of the first systematic analysis of South AsiaGulf migration dynamics and its varied impact on countries such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It deals with public policy, socio-economic mobility, remittance policy, global financial crisis and labour issues. Bringing together essays from contributors from around the world, the volume reveals not only the multi-dimensionality of the migration process between the two regions, but also the diversity and the underlying unity of the South Asian countries.

This book will be invaluable to scholars and students of migration studies, development studies and sociology as well as policy-makers, administrators, academics, and non-governmental organisations in the field.

Tables. Figures. Boxes. IntroductionPrakash C. Jain and Ginu Zacharia Oommen Part I: Comparative and Theoretical Issues 1. South Asian Migration to GCC Countries: Emerging Trends and Challenges Ginu Zacharia Oommen2.Arab versus Asian Migrant Workers in the GCC Countries Kapiszewski Andrzej3.Aspects of Indian Migration in the Persian Gulf Region, 18201947 Kundan Kumar4.GCCs Immigration Policies: Contextualising South Asian Migration Zakir HussainPart II:Dynamic of Migration 5. Indian Labour Migration to the Gulf Countries Prakash C. Jain6.Spatial Mobility and the Migratory Strategies of Kerala Immigrants in the UAEPhilippe Venier7.Revisiting the Saga of Bangladeshi Labour Migration to the Gulf States: Need for New Theoreticalls"