Brain Drain: An Unintended Consequence of Wiring Brazil?
Ryan McMichael · Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks · 2002
Educating a populace to excel in the digital world is essential if a country is to prosper in the era of globalization. However, wiring the country also creates the possibility for a “brain drain,” the emigration of a state’s newly trained, technically skilled indigenous workers in search of a more prosperous future in another country. At first glance, Brazil would seem to be fertile ground for this phenomenon: Its economy and infrastructure dominate Latin America, but a large portion of the population still lives in poverty. Public and private entities are working assiduously to wire the population in an effort to improve the average standard of living, and in doing so may be increasing the possibility of brain drain. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.