Andrés Solimano (Ed.) (2008). The International Mobility of Talent: Types, Causes, and Development Impact. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pages
✍ Scribed by Niclas L. Erhardt
- Book ID
- 102254704
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4848
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✦ Synopsis
B
oth the popular press and academic discourse have generally painted a dim picture of globalization and mobility of talent, suggesting a permanent flow of talent from developing to developed countries that amounts to brain drain. As we move into an increasingly global knowledge economy, however, an emerging, more optimistic view suggests that this flow of talent can result in win-win outcomes for both rich and poor nations that may raise world income and global welfare. A case in point is the growing collaboration among U.S.-based biotech companies working and biotech companies based in both India and China. U.S. biotech companies are increasingly outsourcing not only standardized, time-consuming work but also the more complicated exploratory work involved in discovering drugs. This collaborative partnership fosters know-how among Indian-and Chinese-based scientists and allows U.S.-based companies to expand their research scope and pipeline and focus on other promising molecules. This is the central gist of The International Mobility of Talent, edited by Andres Solimano.
The authors shed light on the potential win-win mobility of talent by focusing on entrepreneurs and technical experts. Drawing on various analytical approaches and case studies, they explore characteristics, Andrés Solimano (Ed.