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Give us your best and brightest : the global hunt for talent and its impact on the developing world

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Give us your best and brightest : the global hunt for talent and its impact on the developing world / Devesh Kapur and John McHale.
Author
Kapur, Devesh, 1959-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Center for Global Development, c2005.

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McHale, John (John Francis)
Description
xiii, 246 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Examines the political and economic implications of migrant flows from a development perspective"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Professional employees > Developing countries
  • Brain drain > Developing countries
  • Human capital > Developing countries
  • Skilled labor > Developing countries
  • Developing countries > Emigration and immigration
  • Developed countries > Emigration and immigration
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Absent human capital: what do we know? -- The international competition for talent -- Why is immigration policy becoming more skill focused? -- When people can leave: the effect of prospective emigration -- Absent talent: out of sight, out of mind? -- Gone but not forgotten? the role of the diaspora -- Financial remittances and development -- Better than before? the role of returning emigrants -- Policy options.
Call Number
JBE 05-1783
ISBN
1933286032 (paper : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005018132
  • 9781933286037
OCLC
60776707
Author
Kapur, Devesh, 1959-
Title
Give us your best and brightest : the global hunt for talent and its impact on the developing world / Devesh Kapur and John McHale.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Center for Global Development, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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McHale, John (John Francis)
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9781933286037
Research Call Number
JBE 05-1783
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