Women in Motion: Globalization, State Policies, and Labor Migration in Asia

by Nana Oishi

Book Overview

Women make up about half of the world's migrants, so it is little surprise that the international migration of women has been attracting significant attention in recent years. Most agree that global restructuring increasingly forces a large number of women in developing countries to emigrate to richer countries. But is poverty the only motivating factor?

In Women in Motion, Nana Oishi examines the cross-national patterns of international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804746389
• ISBN13: 9780804746380
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"