Debating Brain Drain

Many of the best and brightest citizens of developing countries choose to emigrate to wealthier societies, taking their skills and educations with them. What do these people owe to their societies of origin? May developing societies legitimately demand that their citizens use their skills to improve life for their fellow citizens? Are these societies ever permitted to prevent their own citizens from emigrating?These questions are increasingly important, as the gap between rich and poor societies widens, and as the global migration of skilled professionals intensifies. This volume addresses the ethical rights and responsibilities of such professionals, and of the societies in which they live. Gillian Brock and Michael Blake agree that the phenomenon of the brain drain is troubling, but offer distinct arguments about what might be permissibly done in response to this phenomenon.

IntroductionPart IBy Gillian Brock1. Introduction to Part I2. What Does Global Justice Require?3. Prosperity in Developing Countries, the Effects Departing Individuals Have on Those Left Behind, and Some Policy Options4. Whose Responsibility is it to Remedy Losses Caused by the Departure of Skilled Migrants?5. Consideration of Central Anticipated Objections6. Summary of Conclusions from Part IPart IIBy Michael Blake7. The Right to Leave: Looking Back8. The Right to Leave: Looking Forward9. The Right to Leave and What RemainsPart IIIResponses by Gillian Brock and Michael Blake10. Brock Responds to Blake11. Blake Responds to BrockIndex