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UNINA9910255325003321 |
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Autore |
Bal Charanpal Singh |
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Titolo |
Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes : Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf / / by Charanpal Singh Bal |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Collana |
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Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific, , 2662-222X |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asia—Politics and government |
Emigration and immigration |
Political economy |
Asia—Economic conditions |
Labor economics |
Asian Politics |
Migration |
International Political Economy |
Asian Economics |
Labor Economics |
Asia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Production politics and migrant labour regimes -- The political economy of Singapore's migrant labour regime: state policies and contractor strategies -- Temporary Bagladeshi labour emigrants to Singapore -- Constituting tactical obedience in the workplace -- Labour conflict and the restoration of obedience at EW construction -- Intimidation, violence and the compulsions of desertion -- Production politics and migrant labour advocacy -- Contesting migrant labour regimes: the state of migrant labour politics in Asia and the Gulf. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book emphasizes the importance of production politics, or struggles in the workplace between workers and their employers, for understanding migrant labour regimes in Asia and the Gulf. Drawing |
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