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Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes

Guest Workers in Asia and the Gulf

Charanpal Singh Bal (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

250 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-54858-0 (ISBN)

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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 from a study of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore, as well as on comparative material in the region, Bal shows that migrant labour politics are significantly influenced by the specific form of production politics as well as their variable outcomes. In contrast to contentious politics approaches, this book sheds light on the extent to which migrant labour regimes can be contested by workers and civil society groups and explains the recent rise in migrant labour unrest in the region.

Charan Bal is Deputy Head (Global Class) at the Department of International Relations, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta. He researches migrant labour politics and Southeast Asian political economy and has been published in the Journal of Contemporary Asia and the Asian Journal of Law and Society. He is a joint-winner of the Asian Studies Association of Australia PhD prize 2014.

1. Production Politics and Migrant Labour Regimes.- 2. The Political Economy of Singapore’s Migrant Labour Regime.- 3. Temporary Bangladeshi Labour Emigrants to Singapore.- 4. Constituting Tactical Obedience in the Workplace.- 5. Labour Conflict and the Restoration of Obedience.- 6. Intimidation, Violence and the Compulsions of Desertion.- 7. Production Politics and Migrant Labour Advocacy.- 8. Contesting Migrant Labour Regimes.- 9. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.12.2016
Reihe/Serie	Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific
Zusatzinfo	3 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 250 p. 3 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-137-54858-4 / 1137548584
ISBN-13	978-1-137-54858-0 / 9781137548580
Zustand	Neuware