This book provides an in-depth exploration of the evolving trends in South-South international migration to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It presents a comprehensive analysis of migration dynamics from the perspectives of nationals, non-nationals, policymakers, and prospective migrants. It highlights the multifaceted factors driving migration to the Gulf, including the transition from oil-dependent economies to knowledge-based industries and the shift from a reliance on low-wage migrant workers to the integration of highly skilled expatriates. It emphasizes the Gulf states as strategic destinations for the Arab and Asian middle classes, shaped by global dynamics such as the gig economy, cultural compatibility, and socio-economic instability in migrants' countries of origin.

Furthermore, the book offers a critical assessment of migration policies, focusing particularly on the inadequacies in safeguarding low-paid migrants, while challenging the prevailing notion that migration to the Gulf is temporary and primarily economically driven. Through an examination of new employment patterns, migration flows, and concepts of transnationalism, the book interrogates the future trajectories of Gulf societies. It is an indispensable resource for scholars interested in the region's transitions and future prospects.

Provides an in-depth examination of changes in migration trends to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries Features insights from leading experts on the economic, social, and policy impacts of migration in the Gulf Sheds light on the experiences and challenges faced by migrants from developing countries

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Françoise De Bel-Air (Ph.D.) is a researcher and consultant on population data, policies and dynamics in Arab countries. Currently a senior fellow with the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration and Population program (GLMM) of the Gulf Research Center (Geneva/Riyad), she was posted at the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO) in Amman, Jordan, for several years and a part-time professor at the Migration Policy Centre of the European University Institute in Florence. Her publications include three edited volumes and over fifty book chapters, scientific articles and research papers on population issues in the Arab region.

Nasra M. Shah is currently a professor of Migration and Development at the Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan, and was professor of Demography at Kuwait University for over 30 years. She is the scientific director of the Gulf Labor Markets, Migration and Population Program. Labor migration, especially from Asian to oil-rich Gulf countries, has been a consistent and very prominent theme in her research. She has served on editorial boards of Asian and Pacific Migration Journal and Migration and Development. She is an author of over 100 professional papers and editor of 8 books.

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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Challenges to Kuwaiti Women's Integration in the Private Sector (Lubna Ahmed Al-Kazi).- Chapter 3. Khaleeji Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Development Visions, the Platform Economy, and Precarity in the Neoliberal Gulf (Nawafel A. SHEHAB).- Chapter 4. Beyond Oil and Gas: Migration Trends in the Era of High-Skilled Labour and Technological Revolution (Nejla Ben Mimoune).- Chapter 5. Influence of the Presence of Educational Institutions in the Host Country on Migration Decisions of the Skilled Migrants: An Empirical Study on Indian Skilled Expatriates in the Sultanate of Oman (Gokuladas VK).- Chapter 6. Feminized Migration in the GCC States: The Future of Asian Female Labour Migration to the Gulf (Sabnam Sarmin Luna).- Chapter 7. Future Migration from Egypt to Saudi Arabia in the Context of Transnational Socio-Economic Transformation (Mayada Medhat).- Chapter 8. Evolving Patterns of Turkish Migration to the UAE: Dynamics, Policies, and Future Prospects (Burak Yalim).- Chapter 9. Changes in UAE Visa Regulations and the Dynamics in Informal Networks in Migration: Evidence from Sri Lanka (Bilesha Weeraratne).- Chapter 10. Determinants of the Decision to Migrate and Destination Choice of Labour Migrants from South Asia to the GCC (Anu Abraham).- Chapter 11. Some Reflections on Future Labor Migration from Pakistan to the Gulf States (Nasra M. Shah).- Chapter 12. Dynamics and Future Prospects of Migration from India to the GCC Countries (K. C. Das).- Chapter 13. Iranian Baluch Migration to the Gulf Deciphering the Baluch Mindset on Migration to the GCC (Hessam Habibi Doroh).- Chapter 14. Deconstructing Dichotomies: Explaining Contemporary South Asian Emigration to the UAE Beyond Economics (Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui).- Chapter 15. Transformative Labour Reforms in Qatar: An In-Depth Examination of Their Efficacy and Implications for Future Patterns in Labour Migration (Maria Dolores Picot).- Chapter 16. Agency and Migration Governance in the Sending States: Examining Incentives for Advocacy and Refusal in the Bangladesh-Qatar Corridor (Noosha Uddin).- Chapter 17. The Emirati State and Its Socialization Strategy Towards Multilateral Migration Processes in the Asia-Gulf Corridor (Froilan T. Malit).