Bangladeshi migration to Singapore : a process-oriented approach, Md Mizanur Rahman, (electronic book)

The Resource Bangladeshi migration to Singapore : a process-oriented approach, Md Mizanur Rahman, (electronic book)
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Bangladeshi migration to Singapore : a process-oriented approach, Md Mizanur Rahman, (electronic book)
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a process-oriented approach
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electronic book
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Md Mizanur Rahman
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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Contents
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Pictures; List of Tables; List of Non-English (Bengali) Words; 1 Migration of Labour in the Global South: An Introduction; Linking Migration Causes to Migration Outcomes; Conceptualizing Migration as a Social Process; Researching Bangladeshi Migration; Research Methodology; Fieldwork in Singapore; Fieldwork in Bangladesh; Structure of the Book; 2 Immigration and Integration Policy in Singapore; Immigration Research in Singapore; Nature of Immigration Policy; Broader Features of Immigration Policy in Singapore
  • Classes of Non-resident Foreign Manpower in SingaporeEmployment Pass (EP) and Special (S) Pass for Professional and Skilled Foreign Manpower; Work Permit (WP) for Semi-skilled Foreign Manpower; Administrative and Legal Frameworks for Managing Foreigners; Specific Policies Targeting Semi-skilled Foreign Workers; Pathways of Professional, Skilled, and Semi-skilled Foreigners; Integration of Immigrants and Emigrants into the Singapore Society; 3 Social Imperatives of Labour Migration; Social Organizations in a Bangladeshi Village; Claiming Social Status: From Traditional Tools to New Tools
  • Relative Social Status: A Crucial Sending-End FactorThe Geographical Imagination: Perception of Bidesh; Migration, Remigration, and the Cultural Notion of Work; The Diminishing Role of Conventional Education; 4 Channelling Bangladeshi Migrants to Singapore; Interplay Between Networks and Institutions; The Migrant Network Sphere; Social Bases of Network-Assisted Migration; Formation and Operation of Migrant Networks; The Recruitment Sphere; The Recruitment Structure; The Economic Aspect of Recruitment; Reciprocity and Migration; The Other Side of Social Capital
  • 5 Social Worlds of Migrants in SingaporeWorking Conditions; Living Situations; Medical Care; Religious Life; Migrant Poetry: A Reflection on Migrant Life; Migrant-Focused Organizations; 6 Remittance as a Social Process; Data Sources; Remittance Transfer Channels; Remittance Prices; Context of Remittance-Sending; Context of Remittance Receiving; Recipients of Remittances; Remittance Control; Use of Remittances: The Migrant Worker's Perspective; Use of Remittances: The Household's Perspective; 7 Migration and Family Dynamics; Impacts of Migration on Demographic Structure
  • Impacts of Migration on Economic ConditionsImpacts of Migration on Education, Medical Care, and Food Consumption; Homes in Migrant Baris: Cultural Consumption and Status Display; Dhadon: A Business Enterprise for Migrant Wives; Outward and Upward Social Mobility; Generational Dynamics; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
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9789811038563
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