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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785568103321

Autore

Yahya Faizal <1965-, >

Titolo

The migration of Indian human capital : the ebb and flow of Indian professionals in Southeast Asia / / Faizal bin Yahya and Arunajeet Kaur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-134-01816-9

1-134-01817-7

1-283-04583-4

9786613045836

0-203-88627-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; ; 101

Altri autori (Persone)

KaurArunajeet

Disciplina

331.12/791

Soggetti

Foreign workers - Southeast Asia

Human capital - India

Labor mobility - Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 India: Source country for human capital; 3 The employment market in India; 4 Country study: Indonesia; 5 Country study: Malaysia; 6 Country study: Singapore; 7 Country study: Thailand; 8 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In an increasingly globalised world manifested in greater economic integration, human capital is an important factor. One of the key sources of human capital to the global economy is India, and the main destinations for Indian professionals has been Western developed economies, the Middle East and Gulf regions and East and Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia as a region has close historical, social and cultural linkages with India, and India has undertaken a number of initiatives under its ""Look East"" policy (LEP) to enhance ties with the Southeast Asian region. This book examines the t