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A Theory of Forced Labour Migration

The Proletarianisation of the West Bank Under Occupation (1967-1992)

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Authors:
  1. Ali Kadri

    1. National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Comprehensive study of the process of indigenous labour extirpation in the West Bank

  • Gauges the impact of colonial settler occupation and practice on traditional ways of life

  • Addresses the subject from various theoretical angles and highlights how this experience contributes to theory

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Working for the Enemy

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 1-33

  3. A Historical Background

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 35-49

  4. Palestinian Labour Under Occupation from a Mainstream Perspective

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 51-72

  5. The Gelatinous Neoclassical Paradigm

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 73-97

  6. Structuralism and Migration

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 99-117

  7. Mild Dependency and West Bank Labour

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 119-134

  8. The Practice of Occupation by Sector

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 135-153

  9. The Marxian Perspective

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 155-190

  10. Conclusion: The Future Has Already Happened

    • Ali Kadri
    Pages 191-209

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 211-230
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About this book

This book focuses on labour dislocation and migration of Palestinians between 1967 and 1992. In particular, it highlights the social transformations in the occupied Palestinian territory where Palestinian labour was permitted to work in Israel from 1968 onwards. Elaborating on the results of the policy which saw a gradual increase in the number of Palestinian workers commuting daily from a negligible proportion of the actively participating labour force, to 35 percent of all employed persons, and 60 percent of all wage paid workers, the book studies this unique case which embodies characteristics from permanent migration situations not only in the de-jure, but also the de-facto sense; insofar as it embeds higher risks and reallocates resources as if it was a permanent relocation scenario. Illustrated with tables and econometric results, the book identifies the determinants and implications of migrant labour from the West Bank using two broad methodologies: the neoclassical and the historical-structural method. Each of these methods is divided into two branches: the classical divided into price determined and a choice-theoretic framework,and the historical-structural divided into dependency and Marxist theory. In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation, all four perspectives are employed in the investigation. In doing so, what emerges is a structure for the book which takes shape along the different lines of migration literature. The book provides new insights into the making of wage labour and labour migration theory.

Authors and Affiliations

  • National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Ali Kadri

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Theory of Forced Labour Migration

  • Book Subtitle: The Proletarianisation of the West Bank Under Occupation (1967-1992)

  • Authors: Ali Kadri

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3200-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3199-6Published: 03 June 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3202-3Published: 03 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3200-9Published: 02 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 230

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Social Sciences, general, Labor Economics, International Relations, Development Economics, Public Policy

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