Ambivalent Anxieties of the South Asian-Gulf Arab Labor Exchange
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| contents | Ambivalent Anxieties of the South Asian-Gulf Arab Labor Exchange John Willoughby Economía y Finanzas Asia Migration Middle East Economic development This essay explores the contradictions unleashed by the heavy reliance of Gulf Arab countries on South Asian expatriate labor. While worker remittances significantly boost the living standards of home country households, the presence of surplus labor both stimulates the emergence of a labor permits market that facilitates the annual extraction of billions of dollars and allows a modern form of indentured servitude. Despite this reality, unfavorable economic conditions cause South Asian workers to seek employment in the Gulf. 2006 artículo científico 1576-0162 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86617194002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=866 REM. Revista de Economía Mundial application/pdf Universidad de Huelva REM. Revista de Economía Mundial (España) Num.14 |
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| spellingShingle | Ambivalent Anxieties of the South Asian-Gulf Arab Labor Exchange John Willoughby Economía y Finanzas Asia Migration Middle East Economic development Ambivalent Anxieties of the South Asian-Gulf Arab Labor Exchange John Willoughby Economía y Finanzas Asia Migration Middle East Economic development This essay explores the contradictions unleashed by the heavy reliance of Gulf Arab countries on South Asian expatriate labor. While worker remittances significantly boost the living standards of home country households, the presence of surplus labor both stimulates the emergence of a labor permits market that facilitates the annual extraction of billions of dollars and allows a modern form of indentured servitude. Despite this reality, unfavorable economic conditions cause South Asian workers to seek employment in the Gulf. 2006 artículo científico 1576-0162 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86617194002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=866 REM. Revista de Economía Mundial application/pdf Universidad de Huelva REM. Revista de Economía Mundial (España) Num.14 |
| title | Ambivalent Anxieties of the South Asian-Gulf Arab Labor Exchange |
| topic | Economía y Finanzas Asia Migration Middle East Economic development |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86617194002 |