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The Gulf Research Center (GRC) is an independent research institute founded in July 2000 by Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, a Saudi businessman, who realised, in a world of rapid political, social and economic change, the importance of pursuing politically neutral and academically sound research about the Gulf region and disseminating the knowledge obtained as widely as possible. The Center is a non-partisan think-tank, education service provider and consultancy specializing in the Gulf region. The GRC seeks to provide a better understanding of the challenges and prospects of the Gulf region.
The Gulf Labour Markets and Migration (GLMM) programme (http://gulfmigration. eu) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit joint initiative of a major Gulf think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC - Jeddah, Geneva, Cambridge), and a globally renowned university, the European University Institute (EUI - Florence). GLMM provides data, analyses, and recommendations contributing to the understanding and management of labour migration in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, engaging with all GulfAboutstakeholders.theLabour Markets and (GLMM)MigrationProgramme
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5. Irregular Migration in Bahrain: Legislations, Policies, and Practices ...... 77 Hasan Alhasan
If China Slows: Implications for the World Economy
2. The Normal and the Exceptional in Irregular Migration in the Gulf 13 Philippe Fargues
4. The Legal Production of Illegality: Obstacles and Opportunities to Protect Undocumented Migrants in the Gulf States ............................... 57 Elizabeth Frantz
6. Irregular Migration to and within Kuwait: Enabling and Sustaining Factors 95 Nasra M. Shah and Lubna Al-Kazi
Skilful Survivals - Irregular Migration to the Gulf.............. 1 Nasra M. Shah
7. Irregular Migration in Oman: Policies, Their Effects and Interaction with India 115 Jihan Safar and Mélissa Levaillant
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Contents1.Introduction:
3. Irregular Migration in the Gulf States: What Data Reveal and What They Conceal 33 Françoise De Bel-Air
8. Irregular Migration in Qatar: The Role of Legislation, Policies, and Practices 135 Ray Jureidini
16. Stemming Irregular Migration at the Source: The Philippine Experience 315 Graziano Battistella and Maruja M.B. Asis
10. Producing Irregular Migration: Living and Labouring under Laws in the United Arab Emirates 185 Pardis Mahdavi
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12. Egyptian Irregular Migration in the GCC Countries 225 Ibrahim Awad and Nourhan Abdel Aziz
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17. Conclusion: Irregular Migration - Has It a Future in the Gulf 337 Philippe Fargues
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11. Irregular Migration from Bangladesh to the Gulf: Is Combatting It a Governance Challenge? 203 AKM Ahsan Ullah
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13. Irregular Migration from Ethiopia to the Gulf States 243 Bina Fernandez
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14. Migration (In)flux: Impact of Legislation on Patterns and Quantum of Irregular Mobility between India and Saudi Arabia 269 S. Irudaya Rajan and Jolin Joseph
9. Calculated Risks, Agonies, and Hopes: A Comparative Case Study of the Undocumented Yemeni and Filipino Migrant Communities in Jeddah 161 Fahad Alsharif
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15. Irregular Migration to the Gulf: An Analysis of the Status of Pakistani Migrant Workers 293 Ghulam Mohmmad Arif and Tahira Ishaq
