{"product_id":"oil-and-labor-in-the-middle-east-saudi-arabia-and-the-oil-boom-9780275929602","title":"Oil and Labor in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and the Oil Boom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Woodward\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085543825559,"sku":"9780275929602","price":9538.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780275929602.webp?v=1767265186","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/oil-and-labor-in-the-middle-east-saudi-arabia-and-the-oil-boom-9780275929602","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}