In Quest of Golden Deer

Over the last few decades, research on labour
migration has experienced excessive domination by
economic explanation. Econometric analysis has been
such a dominant factor in the studies of
international labour migration that the very
language of analysis tends to marginalize social and
cultural factors. Focusing on Bangladeshi labour
migration to Singapore, this book, therefore,
addresses the socio-cultural forces that influence
migration motivation, the social experiences
that shape the lives of
these migrants overseas, and the developmental
implications that bring about in
migrant families back home. The analysis should help
shed light on some key issues such as migration
decision-making, migrant networks, social life of
migrants on foreign soil, migration and poverty, and
migration and social development from a
multidisciplinary perspective, and should be
especially useful to students, researchers, policy
makers, journalists, and the general scholars, who
have interest in migration studies. In addition to
migration scholars, this book will have an appeal to
the scholars who broadly deal with social changes in
developing countries.

Autorentext

Dr Mizanur is a sociologist by training, working on international migration with a specialization in Asia. His research interests concern migration and development, migrant businesses, and religious lives of migrants.Dr Mizanur is a Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore,Singapore.

Klappentext

Over the last few decades, research on labour migration has experienced excessive domination by economic explanation. Econometric analysis has been such a dominant factor in the studies of international labour migration that the very language of analysis tends to marginalize social andcultural factors. Focusing on Bangladeshi labour migration to Singapore, this book, therefore, addresses the socio-cultural forces that influence migration motivation, the social experiences that shape the lives of these migrants overseas, and the developmental implications that bring about in migrant families back home. The analysis should help shed light on some key issues such as migration decision-making, migrant networks, social life of migrants on foreign soil, migration and poverty, and migration and social development from a multidisciplinary perspective, and should be especially useful to students, researchers, policy makers, journalists, and the general scholars, who have interest in migration studies. In addition to migration scholars, this book will have an appeal to the scholars who broadly deal with social changes in developing countries.