{"product_id":"african-brain-circulation-beyond-the-drain-gain-debate-9789004158856","title":"African Brain Circulation: Beyond the Drain-Gain Debate","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, discussions on African brain circulation and transnational society provide new insights and point to fertile research and policy agendas. Today, a globally important dilemma concerns citizens who either depart from their homeland to enhance their life chances in a rich society - but possibly contribute to a brain drain for their homeland - or stay home and work - but possibly contribute to a brain waste since conditions at home will not allow them to contribute commensurately with their capability.  Increasingly, scholars on the subject of global South-to-West emigrants argue that it is not just a possibility of a brain drain occurring when citizens emigrate or brain waste occurring when they stay home, but rather a brain gain when they emigrate strategically and contribute to development in the homeland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Rubia Patterson  Going Around the Drain-Gain Debate with Brain Circulation  References 13   1. PAN-AFRICAN BRAIN CIRCULATION      Cynthia Lucas Hewitt    Introduction 15     Pan-Africanism and World-Systems Theory 17     Pan-Africanism and Transnationalism 22     Brain Circulation 25     Testing Brain Circulation 27     African Diaspora Immigration and Brain Circulation 28     Discussion 33     Conclusion 38     References 38   2 .DIASPORA REMITTANCES AND THE FINANCING OF BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN       FRANCOPHONE AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA     Fondo Sikod and Gérard Tchouassi     Introduction 41     Methodology 43     Discussions 44     Conclusion, Lessons Learned and Recommendations 54     References 55   3. GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA     John Akokpari     Introduction 59     Development 61     The Reality of Africa's Developmental Crisis 62     Globalization and Migration 64     Migration and Africa's Development 68     The Effects of Migration on Africa's Development     The Unending Debate 71     Managing Africa's Skill Emigration Prospects and     Problems 80     Conclusion 82     References 83   4. ON THE BRAIN DRAIN OF AFRICANS TO AMERICA: SOME METHODOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS     F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Bahrour K. Takyi and Jesse R. Mann     Background and Problem Statement 87     Measurement Issues and Implications 90     Conclusion 92     References 93   5. CYBERORGANIZING UNITED STATES CONSTITUENCIES FOR AFRICA     Jill M. Humphries     Introduction 95     The \"Non-Democratic\" Nature of U.S. Foreign Policy 97     Resources and Communication Networks 99     Methodology 104     The National Summit in Historical Context 107     Results 109     Discussion 120     References 123   6. BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT: A CURRENT TRACE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA     Paulo Moreno-Zapata     Introduction 127     Globalization, Ethnicity, and the Environment: Finding Similarities, Building Global Communities 130     Ethno-Development and Territory 132     Biodiversity: The Case of African Colombians in the Pacific Coast 134     The African Colombian Institutional Strengthening and the Biodiversity Network 136     Conclusions 138     Acknowledgement 139     References 139   7. BUILDING THE NEW AFRICAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: CIRCULATING BRAINS AND RECYCLING          MATERIALS     Rubia Patterson     Introduction 143     A New Production Genus: From Destructo-Industrial to     Eco-Industrial 146     Pioneering an Ecological Economy 149     Brain Circulation: Digital Asia and Eco-Industrial Africa 154     Building an Ecological Economy: The Potential Case of Liberia 158     Conclusion 163     Acknowledgment 164     References 164   8. BRAIN DRAIN AND ITS IMPACT ON ETHIOPIA'S HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: MEDICAL                  ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE MILITARY ACADEMIES BETWEEN 1970S AND 2000     Solomon A. Getahun     Introduction 168     Context of Migration: The Development of Higher     Education in Ethiopia 168     Context of Migration: Political Repression 170     Another \"Push\" Factor: Lack of Infrastructural     Development and Absence of Government Incentive for the Educated 173     The Possibility of Brain Gain 178     Conclusion 181     References 183       Index 185","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210606960983,"sku":"9789004158856","price":120.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/african-brain-circulation-beyond-the-drain-gain-debate-9789004158856","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}