| Titre : |
African brain circulation : beyond the drain-gain debate |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Rubin Patterson, Editeur scientifique |
| Editeur : |
Leiden [Boston] : Brill |
| Année de publication : |
2007 |
| Collection : |
International studies in sociology and social anthropology num. 105 |
| Importance : |
VII + 186 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill., couv. ill. |
| Format : |
24 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-90-04-15885-6 |
| Note générale : |
"Originally published as Volume 5 no. 3 (2006) of Brill's journal 'Perspectives on global development and technology.'" -- TPage de titre au verso.
Références. Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Afrique -- Émigration et immigration ; Exode des cerveaux -- Afrique -- 1990-.... ; Intellectuels africains -- À l'étranger ; Main d'oeuvre -- Mobilité ; Marché du travail -- Afrique ; Mobilité professionnelle -- Afrique ; Professionnels salariés
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| Index. décimale : |
304.8 |
| Résumé : |
Transnational society is a new field of study, just as brain circulation is a new development strategy for the global South. This book contributes to the growing scholarship on transnational society and brain circulation, thus highlighting the dynamic social practices already underway |
| Note de contenu : |
INTRODUCTION: GOING AROUND THE DRAIN-GAIN DEBATE WITH BRAIN CIRCULATION / Rubin Patterson -- Ch. 1. PAN-AFRICAN BRAIN CIRCULATION / Cynthia Lucas Hewitt: Pan-Africanism and world-systems theory -- Pan-Africanism and transnationalism -- Brain circulation -- Testing brain circulation -- African diaspora and brain circulation -- Discussion -- Conclusion-- Ch. 2. DIASPORA REMITTANCES AND THE FINANCING OF BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA / Fondo Sikod & Gérard Tchouassi: Introduction -- Methodology -- Discussions -- Conclusion, lessons learned and recommendations -- Ch. 3. GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA / John Akokpari: Introduction -- Development -- The reality of Africa's developmental crisis -- Globalization and migration -- Migration and Africa's development -- The effects of migration on Africa's development: the unending debate -- Managing Africa's skill emigration: prospects and problems -- Conclusion-- Ch. 4. ON THE BRAIN DRAIN OF AFRICANS TO AMERICA: SOME METHODOLOGICAL OBSERVSATIONS / F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Baffour K. Takyi & Jesse R. Mann: Background and problem statement -- Measurement issues and implications -- Conclusion -- Ch. 5. CYBERORGANIZING UNITED STATES CONSTITUENCIES FOR AFRICA / Jill M. Humphries: Introduction -- The "non-democratic" nature of U.S. foreign policy -- Resources and communication networks -- Methodology -- The national summit in historical context -- Results -- Discussion -- Ch. 6. BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT: A CURRENT TRACE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA / Paulo Moreno-Zapata: Introduction -- Globalization, ethnicity, and the environment: finding similarities, building global communities -- Ethno-development and territory -- Biodiversity: the case of African Colombians in the Pacific coast -- The African Colombian institutional strengthening and the biodiversity network -– Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Ch.7. BUILDING THE NEW AFRICAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: CIRCULATING BRAINS AND RECYCLING MATERIALS / Rubin Patterson: Introduction -- A new production genus: From destructo-industrial to eco-industrial -- Pioneering an ecological economy -- Brain circulation: digital Asia and eco-industrial Africa -- Building an ecological economy: The potential case of Liberia – Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Ch. 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 -- Context of migration: The development of higher education in Ethiopia -- Context of migration: Political repression -- Another "push" factor: lack of infrastructural development and absence of government incentive for the educated -- The possibility of brain gain -- Conclusion -- Index |
African brain circulation : beyond the drain-gain debate [texte imprimé] / Rubin Patterson, Editeur scientifique . - Leiden (Boston) : Brill, 2007 . - VII + 186 p. : ill., couv. ill. ; 24 cm. - ( International studies in sociology and social anthropology; 105) . ISBN : 978-90-04-15885-6 "Originally published as Volume 5 no. 3 (2006) of Brill's journal 'Perspectives on global development and technology.'" -- TPage de titre au verso.
Références. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Afrique -- Émigration et immigration ; Exode des cerveaux -- Afrique -- 1990-.... ; Intellectuels africains -- À l'étranger ; Main d'oeuvre -- Mobilité ; Marché du travail -- Afrique ; Mobilité professionnelle -- Afrique ; Professionnels salariés
|
| Index. décimale : |
304.8 |
| Résumé : |
Transnational society is a new field of study, just as brain circulation is a new development strategy for the global South. This book contributes to the growing scholarship on transnational society and brain circulation, thus highlighting the dynamic social practices already underway |
| Note de contenu : |
INTRODUCTION: GOING AROUND THE DRAIN-GAIN DEBATE WITH BRAIN CIRCULATION / Rubin Patterson -- Ch. 1. PAN-AFRICAN BRAIN CIRCULATION / Cynthia Lucas Hewitt: Pan-Africanism and world-systems theory -- Pan-Africanism and transnationalism -- Brain circulation -- Testing brain circulation -- African diaspora and brain circulation -- Discussion -- Conclusion-- Ch. 2. DIASPORA REMITTANCES AND THE FINANCING OF BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA / Fondo Sikod & Gérard Tchouassi: Introduction -- Methodology -- Discussions -- Conclusion, lessons learned and recommendations -- Ch. 3. GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA / John Akokpari: Introduction -- Development -- The reality of Africa's developmental crisis -- Globalization and migration -- Migration and Africa's development -- The effects of migration on Africa's development: the unending debate -- Managing Africa's skill emigration: prospects and problems -- Conclusion-- Ch. 4. ON THE BRAIN DRAIN OF AFRICANS TO AMERICA: SOME METHODOLOGICAL OBSERVSATIONS / F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Baffour K. Takyi & Jesse R. Mann: Background and problem statement -- Measurement issues and implications -- Conclusion -- Ch. 5. CYBERORGANIZING UNITED STATES CONSTITUENCIES FOR AFRICA / Jill M. Humphries: Introduction -- The "non-democratic" nature of U.S. foreign policy -- Resources and communication networks -- Methodology -- The national summit in historical context -- Results -- Discussion -- Ch. 6. BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT: A CURRENT TRACE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA / Paulo Moreno-Zapata: Introduction -- Globalization, ethnicity, and the environment: finding similarities, building global communities -- Ethno-development and territory -- Biodiversity: the case of African Colombians in the Pacific coast -- The African Colombian institutional strengthening and the biodiversity network -– Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Ch.7. BUILDING THE NEW AFRICAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: CIRCULATING BRAINS AND RECYCLING MATERIALS / Rubin Patterson: Introduction -- A new production genus: From destructo-industrial to eco-industrial -- Pioneering an ecological economy -- Brain circulation: digital Asia and eco-industrial Africa -- Building an ecological economy: The potential case of Liberia – Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Ch. 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 -- Context of migration: The development of higher education in Ethiopia -- Context of migration: Political repression -- Another "push" factor: lack of infrastructural development and absence of government incentive for the educated -- The possibility of brain gain -- Conclusion -- Index |
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