Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / S. Irudaya Rajan -- 2. Asian Migration to the Gulf States in the Twenty-first Century / Francoise De Bel-Air -- 3. Demography of the Gulf Region / S. Irudaya Rajan -- 4. Is the Kafala Tradition to Blame for the Exploitative Work Conditions in the Arab-Gulf Countries? / Radhika Kanchana -- 5. South Asian Migration in the Gulf: Topics for Economic Investigations / Mehdi Chowdhury -- 6. Labor Markets in the Gulf and the South Asian Migration / Emilie J. Rutledge -- 7. Gender Issues, Changing Roles, and Migration: A Review of the Gulf Countries / Abrar Husain -- 8. Outward Remittances from the Gulf / George Naufal -- 9. South Asian Migrants and the Construction Sector of the Gulf / Abdullahi Umar Ahmed -- 10. Geopolitics of the Middle East and South Asia: Changing Relationships Through the Movement of Migrant Workers / Kazuhide Iketaki.