Migration transitions and the migration hump: a theoretical inquiry and empirical test • Hein De Haas, Oxford University

Trends and policies for contract worker mobility of Asians to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries • Nasra M. Shah, Kuwait University

Migration of health care workers in Central Africa: theoretical issues, international tendencies and impacts on development • Etanislas Ngodi, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville

Policies for protection of international labor migrants in host countries: a case study of Indian migrant workers in Lebanon • Seema Gaur, Government of India ; Prem C. Saxena, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai-400088, India