title: The impact of the Gulf war on migration and remittances in Asia and the Middle East.
abstract: The author discusses the impact of the 1990 Gulf war on the migrant worker populations in the region, with a focus on migration and remittances in Asia and the Middle East.  Both immediate and long-term effects are considered.  "From the perspective of foreign migrant communities living in the Gulf...the war...was much more of a disaster for Arabs than for Asians....Arab migrant populations...were dramatically affected by the Gulf crisis.  In contrast, the Asian migrant community was largely concentrated in Saudi Arabia and the [United Arab Emirates] and remained relatively less affected by the crisis.  Subsequent polarization in the Arab world gives Asian labor-exporting countries an unexpected opportunity to increase their share of Gulf labor markets still further in the coming years." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Addleton
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D006280:Health Workforce; D008877:Middle East; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013995:Time; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Comparative Studies; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Longterm Effects; Macroeconomic Factors; Microeconomic Factors; Migrant Workers; Migration; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Remittances; Research Methodology; Studies; Time Factors; War