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Costs and benefits of cross-country labour migration in the GMS ​ edited by Hossein Jalilian.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: GMS development series ; 2Publication details: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies CDRI Greater Mekong Sub-region Development Analysis Network The Rockefeller Foundation 2012.Description: xxi, 416 pages graphs, maps 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789814345330 (hardback
  • 9814345334 (hardback
  • 9789814311892 (paperback
  • 9814311898 (paperback
  • 9789814311908 (ebook
  • 9814311901 (ebook
Other title:
  • Costs and benefits of cross-country labor migration in the GMS
  • Costs and benefits of cross-country labour migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.127 JAL
Contents:
1. Migrants of the Mekong : Wins and Losses 2. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Cambodia 3. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Lao PDR 4. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Thailand 5. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Vietnam 6. Migrants of the Mekong : lessons.
Summary: International labour migration can be characterized in three ways - as human aspiration, tradition, and necessity. For some people, working overseas is a dream. For others, international labour mobility is a tradition. For a great number of people however, international labour migration is an economic necessity. It is the only viable solution to realize their basic human right to a decent life.

"A CDRI publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Migrants of the Mekong : Wins and Losses 2. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Cambodia 3. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Lao PDR 4. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Thailand 5. Economic costs and benefits of labour migration : case of Vietnam 6. Migrants of the Mekong : lessons.

International labour migration can be characterized in three ways - as human aspiration, tradition, and necessity. For some people, working overseas is a dream. For others, international labour mobility is a tradition. For a great number of people however, international labour migration is an economic necessity. It is the only viable solution to realize their basic human right to a decent life.

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