• Introduction - migrant workers in Pacific Asia, Yaw A. Debrah; the "host" state and the "guest worker" in Malaysia - public management of migrant labour in times of economic prosperity and crisis, Christine B.N. Chin; the role of low-skilled foreign workers in Taiwan's economic development, Joseph Lee; the unwilling hosts - state, society and the control of  guest workers in South Korea, Won-Woo Park; the political economic of migrant worker policy in Singapore, Linda Low; foreign workers and labour migration policy in Japan, Yasushi Iguchi; rural migrants in urban China - willing workers, invisible residents, Kenneth D. Roberts.

'This is a useful book for those wishing to familiarize themselves with some of the issues and recent trends in international migration in East Asia.' - Journal of Asian Business, Volume 21, Number 1 2005'This volume is a handy addition to the literature on the subject.' - Chris Manning, Australian National University

• Introduction - migrant workers in Pacific Asia, Yaw A. Debrah; the "host" state and the "guest worker" in Malaysia - public management of migrant labour in times of economic prosperity and crisis, Christine B.N. Chin; the role of low-skilled foreign workers in Taiwan's economic development, Joseph Lee; the unwilling hosts - state, society and the control of  guest workers in South Korea, Won-Woo Park; the political economic of migrant worker policy in Singapore, Linda Low; foreign workers and labour migration policy in Japan, Yasushi Iguchi; rural migrants in urban China - willing workers, invisible residents, Kenneth D. Roberts.

'This is a useful book for those wishing to familiarize themselves with some of the issues and recent trends in international migration in East Asia.' - Journal of Asian Business, Volume 21, Number 1 2005'This volume is a handy addition to the literature on the subject.' - Chris Manning, Australian National University

• Introduction - migrant workers in Pacific Asia, Yaw A. Debrah; the "host" state and the "guest worker" in Malaysia - public management of migrant labour in times of economic prosperity and crisis, Christine B.N. Chin; the role of low-skilled foreign workers in Taiwan's economic development, Joseph Lee; the unwilling hosts - state, society and the control of  guest workers in South Korea, Won-Woo Park; the political economic of migrant worker policy in Singapore, Linda Low; foreign workers and labour migration policy in Japan, Yasushi Iguchi; rural migrants in urban China - willing workers, invisible residents, Kenneth D. Roberts.

'This is a useful book for those wishing to familiarize themselves with some of the issues and recent trends in international migration in East Asia.' - Journal of Asian Business, Volume 21, Number 1 2005'This volume is a handy addition to the literature on the subject.' - Chris Manning, Australian National University