Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea

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Suzy K. Lee (Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Binghamton University)

Temporary Measures

Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea

Suzy K. Lee (Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Binghamton University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
15 June 2025

Migration, immigration & emigration; Development economics; Political economy

Migration is a common response to economic crisis. Not only by individuals, who can choose to seek opportunities abroad, but also by states, which sometimes induce those individual choices by adopting policies that facilitate and promote migration. What does it mean for a country when this happens? What impact, if any, does migration have on the originating crisis? And what happens when the crisis ends? Temporary Measures examines these questions through the experiences of South Korea and the Philippines, two countries where labor export was pursued as a path out of chronic underdevelopment and economic crises. In South Korea, labor export became a crucial link in an export-led industrialization push that not only stabilized but so transformed the Korean economy that within two decades, the country became a net importer of migrant labor. The Philippines also experienced an economic transformation as a result of labor export, but in a way that generated a dependence on migration and migrant remittances. This book, by tracing the history of these two countries' labor export programs, offers explanations for why and how they diverged so dramatically. It describes the multiple pathways through which migration can serve national development projects and the conditions under which different models succeed or fail.

By: Suzy K. Lee (Assistant Professor Department of Human Development Assistant Professor Department of Human Development Binghamton University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9780197789971
ISBN 10: 0197789978
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 15 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Suzy K. Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development at Binghamton University.