Brain Drain or Brain Exchange: Developing Country Implications

Authors

  • Philip Altbach

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.72.6095

Keywords:

International Knowledge Systems and Dialogue, Brian Circulation and Brain Drain, International, Brain drain, brain exchange, student mobility, center-periphery

Abstract

Many industrialized countries are looking to keep foreign graduates to fill jobs for which there are shortages. This article argues that these practices are a continuation of the "brain drain." The developing world is subsidizing the economies of the rich nations.

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Published

2013-03-17

How to Cite

Altbach, P. (2013). Brain Drain or Brain Exchange: Developing Country Implications. International Higher Education, (72), 2–4. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.72.6095

Issue

No. 72: Summer 2013

Section

Brain Drain or Brain Exchange?

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