title: International labor migration in the Middle East:  a review of literature and research, 1974-84.
abstract: "This article reviews the main trends in the literature and research on international labor migration in the Middle East over the period 1974-84.  This literature, which is characterized as descriptive and judgemental, falls into three broad categories:  first, international and national overviews of migration trends, remittance flows and their macro-economic impact; second, descriptions of government policies designed to organize and regulate labor migration; third, at the community and household scale, comparative studies of migrant and non-migrant behavior in labor-sending countries."
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Seccombe
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Literature Review; Macroeconomic Factors; Manpower Needs; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Nonmigrants; Northern Africa; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Western Asia