{"product_id":"oil-and-labor-in-the-peter-woodward-9780275929602","title":"Oil and Labor in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and the Oil Boom","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's first-hand research and experience in Saudi Arabia, this monograph presents a highly readable account of the internationalization of the Middle East's labor force during and after the oil boom of 1973-83. Written from the perspective of an active participant rather than that of an academic observer, \u003ci\u003eOil and Labor in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the expatriate workers' world and the multinational companies employing them. It will prove particularly valuable to readers -- business executives, workers, government representatives, and labor leaders -- involved in the exchange of labor across national borders.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoodward demonstrates that the treatments influx of foreign workers into the Middle East during the oil boom created a complex supranational world of people and corporations -- and an inevitable clash of cultural, economic, and political perspectives. He explores facets of the expatriate experience that have received little treatment elsewhere: the labor pyramid, the relationship between expatriate and host country labor force, the commercial\/industrial environment, bargaining position and risk, and the governments of countries sending labor overseas. Finally, Woodward examines individual considerations critical to the decision to become an expatriate worker: personal motivation, living conditions, cultural differences, salaries, and the value of savings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Woodward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275929604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275929602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Peter Woodward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930646102271,"sku":"9780275929602","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_923db5e6-8784-43c4-80ce-65525c41613e.jpg?v=1766343283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oil-and-labor-in-the-peter-woodward-9780275929602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}