Labor migration to world cities: with a research agenda for the Arab Gulf

We place labor flows, involving both highly skilled professionals and unskilled workers, within the framework of research on world cities. These flows are central to understanding the growth of world cities, particularly those whose growth is not primarily a result of advanced producer services. The...

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Published in:Progress in human geography 2007-08, Vol.31 (4), p.467-484
Main Authors: Malecki, Edward J., Ewers, Michael C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabian Peninsula
Asia
Bgi / Prodig
Capitalism
Cities
Division of labor
Division of labour
Employment
Geodemographics
Geography
Global economy
Human geography
Labor economics
Labor force
Labor market
Labor Migration
Labor supply
Labour
Labour migration
Middle East
Migration
Southwest Asia
Transnationalism
Wealth
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Summary:We place labor flows, involving both highly skilled professionals and unskilled workers, within the framework of research on world cities. These flows are central to understanding the growth of world cities, particularly those whose growth is not primarily a result of advanced producer services. The context of Arab Gulf cities allows us to understand urban growth in the region as an outcome of wealth accumulation that stimulates large flows of skilled westerners and of unskilled workers from poor regions in Asia. We conclude with an agenda for research on migration to world cities and the division of labor in those cities.
ISSN:0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI:10.1177/0309132507079501