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- Title: Should a Cosmopolitan Worry About the "Brain Drain"?(Viewpoint Essay)
- Author : Ethics & International Affairs
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 277 KB
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Should cosmopolitans worry about the "brain drain'--the emigration of highly educated, skilled nationals of developing countries? (1) In this essay, we take it that a cosmopolitan position on international migration involves three commitments: each individual person's well-being is of moral concern regardless of where he lives; the place where a person can be best off is not necessarily the place where he was born and has lived; and, liberal societies are more likely to be strengthened than weakened by diversity among the people who live in them. In evaluating the significance of the brain drain, we make two assumptions. First, the world is comprised of locations with great institutional variation, offering very different opportunities for human well-being. Second, notwithstanding the strong ties that bind people to their places of origin, differences in the prospects for well-being that different locations offer would lead many people to move from their countries of origin to other countries if the international migration regime were completely free. In particular, there would be considerable movement from poor to rich countries as individuals sought out the environments in which they believed they would be best off. The reality is, of course, that international movement is highly circumscribed for most of humanity. Increasingly, however, the exception is that the barriers facing the highly skilled are coming down as richer countries see economic and demographic advantage in buttressing their talent and taxpayer ranks. While it is true that the productivity of many of these individuals will be stifled by weak institutions should they remain in their home countries, they are also likely to be important sources of both supply and demand for the institutional improvement thought so necessary for development in these countries. Thus, cosmopolitans face a dilemma: skill-focused immigration liberalization creates opportunities for some, but it can harm those remaining behind. (2) While we think the cosmopolitan should worry about the brain drain, we argue that the right response is not to shut down the one reasonably liberal element of the international migration system but to look instead for ways to make the system work better for the development prospects of the countries from which these skilled workers come.
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