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Author Pietsch, Juliet, author

Title Temporary migrants from Southeast Asia in Australia : lost opportunities / Juliet Pietsch, Griffith University
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource
Series Elements in global development studies
Contents Introduction -- The migration-development nexus -- Incorporating a political rights framework -- Southeast Asian migrants in Australia -- Temporary migration experiences: A case study -- Discussion
Summary "Much of the scholarship in development studies focuses on developing countries. However, many of the same issues can be seen in developed countries, where migrants now constitute a sizeable proportion of the poor and politically disenfranchised. In immigrant receiving countries such as Australia, temporary migrants in low-income households are most at risk of poor social and health outcomes. This research explores the experiences of temporary migrant workers from Southeast Asia in Australia, demonstrating that migrant workers, on the whole, live without a political voice or clear pathway to permanent residency and citizenship. The research is informed by Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum's theoretical framework of capabilities. One of the most critical capabilities is having a sense of political agency and control over one's environment. Given the significant increase in temporary migration flows around the world, this Element draws attention to the necessity of migrants to be provided with political capabilities"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Immigrants -- Australia -- Social conditions
Noncitizens -- Australia -- Social conditions
Southeast Asians -- Australia -- Social conditions
Foreign workers -- Social conditions.
SUBJECT Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
Subject Australia.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022034385
ISBN 9781009224215
1009224212