Reviews for Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and Its Impact on the Developing World

The average rating for Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and Its Impact on the Developing World based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-04-06 00:00:00 dane robart I read most of this for a weekly discussion group/class, but probably won't finish it. Everyone has stories and theories about brain drain, but there's very little quality research on how/why it happens, its global impact, or how its patterns can be altered (if they even should be). Our discussion group had hoped this book, as well as the Tanner brain drain book, would offer some pertinent, statistically rigorous data, or at least present a framework for investigating the topic; however, we were rather disappointed. Tanner's technique involved postulation of radical opinions with a sprinkling of statistics, while Kapur drew tenuous assumptions from a vast, loosely connected collection of data and anecdotes. I did learn a lot of interesting facts about global migration/labor markets/immigration law from Kapur, but the mish-mash of information and theories left me feeling confused and dubious about which policy options benefit the developing world, or even the global economy. I suppose what I support now is the creation of a Brain Drain Information System/Analysis Project so we can begin to have a serious and informed discussion on the subject. Anyone need a thesis topic? :-)

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-17 00:00:00 Lawrence Lenahan This is alright. The book is only about 100 pages. The book appendix is just a set of pre-made surveys one can use, presented in very redundant format.