Women in Motion: Globalization, State Policies, and Labor Migration in Asia
“One of the most comprehensive comparative studies of women's migration to date.”—Kristen Hill Maher, San Diego State University\ “Nana Oishi's groundbreaking book documents the important theoretical and policy implications posed by female migrants' experiences, and offers a vivid and sympathetic description of the actual experiences of these women living so far from home. Wide ranging in scope, brilliantly argued, and drawing on a breathtaking scope of empirical research, this book is...
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Based on fieldwork in ten Asian countries, this book examines cross-national patterns and the impact of globalization, state policies, individual autonomy, and social factors on various women’s international migration.
1Introduction : women in global migration12Economic development and immigration policies : the role of the state and society in destination countries203Value-driven emigration policies : the role of the state in countries of origin574Why gendered policies? : the state, society, and symbolic gender politics825The road from home : women's autonomy, migration, and the trapping mechanism1056Social legitimacy : the nexus of globalization and women's migration1457Conclusion : toward global governance of migration170Epilogue : migration and women's empowerment187
