As companies send more employees abroad, they are offering fewer perks and finding more recruits in developing countries. Few stereotypes are more enduring than the pampered expatriate, leading a life of luxury to compensate for the hardships of slaving away in foreign climes. Although the end of foreign postings has long been predicted, many companies are sending more people abroad than ever before. But they are trying to keep down the costs of doing so. The traditional business-class expat, usually male and Western, is steadily being replaced by an economy version who may well come from a developing country.
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