title: Migrant workers in the Arab Gulf:  the impact of declining oil revenues.
abstract: "This article explores the relationship between government expenditure and labor immigration in the Arab Gulf states.  This relationship was close and positive during the rapid growth of the 1970s.  Using Kuwait as a case study, trends in immigrant labor movements over the period 1981-85 are considered in detail.  This analysis shows that the current economic downturn, reflecting the collapse of the world oil prices, has not resulted in the large scale re-export of foreign labor which was envisaged.  The reasons for this foreign labor retention are considered and the authors speculate on future migration trends in the region."
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Birks
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Seccombe
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sinclair
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005376:Financial Management; D006076:Government; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006280:Health Workforce; D007730:Kuwait; D008877:Middle East; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Case Studies; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Expenditures; Financial Activities; Government; Human Resources; International Migration; Kuwait; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Manpower Needs; Migration; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Western Asia