Migrant Health Professionals and the Global Labour Market: The Dreams and Traps of Nepali Nurses
Radha Adhikari, "Migrant Health Professionals and the Global Labour Market: The Dreams and Traps of Nepali Nurses "
English | ISBN: 1032401079 | 2022 | 192 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1032401079 | 2022 | 192 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This book offers a fresh perspective on gender debates in Nepal and analyses how the international migration of the first generation of professional female Nepali nurses has been a catalyst for social change.
With unprecedented access to study participants in Nepal (the source country), following them and their networks in the UK (the destination country), this ethnographic study explores Nepali nurses’ migration journeys, relocation experiences, and their international migration ‘dreams’ and aspirations. It illustrates how migrant nurses strive to manage social and professional difficulties as they work towards achieving their ultimate migration aims. The book shows that nursing shortages and international nurse migration are isseus of gender, on a global scale, and that the current trend of privatisation in health systems makes the labour market vulnerable, and stimulates international migration of health professionals. Arguing that international nurse migration is an integral part of the globalisation of health, the author highlights key policy strategies that are useful for global nursing and health workforce management.
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