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| Title: |
Indian IT Entrepreneurs in the US and in India: An Illustration of the "Brain Gain Hypothesis" |
| Author: |
Hunger, Uwe |
| Appeared in: |
Journal of comparative policy analysis |
| Paging: | Volume 6 (2004) nr. 2 pages 99-109 |
| Year: |
2004-08 |
| Contents: |
Whereas “brain drain” theories have been the main scientific concept in the field of development as well as migration theory influencing research studies over decades, recent developments suggest that the quasi-reversal of brain drain - a return migration of previously “lost” elites from developing countries - is indeed possible. Empirical research has shown evidence to suggest a positive relationship between economic development and the return migration of Third World elites (“brain gain”), including the establishment of social networks through migrant diasporas. A prominent example is India, which was one of the biggest recipients of international development aid and has been regarded as a country suffering the most from brain drain. Today this country has begun to profit from the remigration of its experts previously “lost” to the USA. The aim of this article is to illustrate the positive effects of brain gain by analyzing the role of return migration from the USA to India and the network building by Indian IT entrepreneurs between the USA and India. Based on interviews with Indian IT entrepreneurs working in the US market and on Internet surveys conducted with Indian IT companies, this article hopes to stimulate discussions concerning the new role of migration in development theory. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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