India migration report 2014 : diaspora and development / editor, S. Irudaya Rajan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rajan, S. Irudaya.

Series:

India migration report.

India Migration Report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--India.

Economic development.

India--Emigration and immigration.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

India Migration Report 2014 is one of the first systematic studies on contribution of diasporas in development, in countries of origin as well as destination. This volume:examines how diasporic human and financial resources can be utilized for economic growth and sustainable development, especially in education and health;offers critical insights on migrant experiences, transnationalism and philanthropic networks, and indigenization and diaspora policies, as well as return of diasporas; andincludes case studies on Indian migrants in the Gulf region - in particular, Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arab

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables; Figures and Boxes; Abbreviations; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Diaspora and Development: Critical Issues; 2. Diaspora and Development: Case Study of the Indo-EU Diaspora; 3. Diaspora and Development: Theoretical Perspectives; 4. Diaspora, Transnationalism and Development; 5. Engaging the Indian Diaspora for Development; 6. Professional Diaspora Networks and Philanthropy in the Healthcare Sector; 7. Return of Diasporas: India's Growth Story vs Global Crisis

8. Punjabi Diaspora and Educational Development9. Land, Migration and Identity: Changing Punjabi Transnationalism; 10. Diaspora and Remittances; 11. Future Diasporas? International Student Migration from India to the UK; 12. Ethnic Indians in India's Look East Policy; 13. The Indian Diaspora in Oman; 14. Indian Migrant Experiences in Oman and Bahrain; 15. Nitaqat - Second Wave of Saudization: Is it an Answer to the Domestic Discontent?; 16. Kerala Emigration to Saudi Arabia: Prospects under the Nitaqat Law; 17. Migration and Inequality

18. International Trade in Health Services: An Indian Experience19. Capability Quotient of the North-Eastern Out-Migrants; 20. Living Conditions of Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in India; About the Editor; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

"With a foreword by Oommen Chandy"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 13, 2015).

ISBN:

1-315-65634-5

1-317-32479-X

1-317-32478-1

9781315656342

OCLC:

958106386