Publication: Talent Abroad Promoting Growth and Institutional Development at Home : Skilled Diaspora as Part of the Country
Date
2010-12
ISSN
Published
2010-12
Author(s)
Kuznetsov, Yevgeny
Abstract
As developing countries embark on the
policy agenda of innovation-based growth, they face on acute
shortage of competent individual who know the country well,
but who are not part of the 'status qua' and there
for have no vested interests other then the best possible
country outcome. Paradoxically, the search for these
individuals often leads to the country's talent abroad
its skilled diaspora. The best and brightest, who are
crucial for innovation, have often left the country in
search of better opportunities. The usual policy focus
encourage return of talent to the home country is often
neither realistic nor necessary: members of skilled
diasporas can just as effectively engage in joint continuous
projects with the home country without permanently
relocating to it: a phenomenon called 'brain circulation.'
Citation
“Kuznetsov, Yevgeny. 2010. Talent Abroad Promoting Growth and Institutional Development at Home : Skilled Diaspora as Part of the Country. Economic Premise; No. 44. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/6784923d-dd59-534b-804b-2d85509fdcc2 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”