Ethics of the Brain Drain in the Developing World: The Case of Philippine Health Professionals
July 11, 2007Get the Flash Player to see this player.
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Dr. Federico Macaranas discussses how poor nations cope with the challenges of globalization by using their comparative advantage in human resources to serve the needs of the developed industrial world.
He uses the exodus of Philippine health professionals as a case study to show the ill effects of the brain drain on poor countries.
For more on this topic, read Matthew Hennessy's commentary, "Who's to Blame for Brain Drain?"
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