Social theorists examining the impact of globalisation on state power argue that sovereignty
is being respatialised and rescaled and that it is no longer adequate to understand state …

This paper examines the relation of particular forms of social and labour market policy to
economic development. Taking the history of Malaysian industrialization as its empirical …

Migration has opened up a new world of opportunity to many enterprising individuals in the
global South. South–South migration can be broadly understood as large-scale movement …

Each year, Canada attracts thousands of skilled workers from 'South Asia'; yet, relatively little
is known about the complex reasons for and processes of migration of this immigrant cohort …

This study explores the short term migration of Bangladeshi women to Malaysia to work in
labour intensive, export oriented factories, and considers the consequences of their decision …

From the re-emergence of Japan as an industrial power in the 1950s through to the
contemporary rise of China as a potential economic and political behemoth, the story of East …

This study examined socio-economic condition of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia.
The study consists of 215 sample Bangladeshi migrant workers of the various sectors …

Literature on international migration from India in the past has focused on the formation and
development of 'Indian diasporas'; that is, Indians who have moved to various parts of the …

This is a doctoral thesis proposal based on a mixed methods approach submitted to the
Department of Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of …

The function of the construction industry in an economy has proven to be beneficial,
especially during the economic downturn. The nature of the products of the construction …