Thesis (M.A.(International Relations))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Humanities, 2016. / Today, it is estimated that annually, 70,000 skilled Africans depart their nations of origin
to pursue professional and educational opportunities abroad. Many leaders,
policymakers and developmental practitioners believe that this steady stream of
emigrants—commonly referred to as brain drain—has a substantial impact on the ability
of African nations to develop. As such, brain drain is rapidly becoming one of the most
salient issues on the African development agenda. Conventional wisdom had it that once
nations improved their political, economic and social conditions, brain drain would
abate. Yet, some countries, which have succeededin advancing socio-economic reforms
and political freedoms, are seeing an increase in skilled emigration. The West African
nation of Ghana is one nation that is experiencing this problem, to the detriment of key
areas such as education and healthcare.
In an effort to curtail the impact of brain drain on development, several entities have
undertaken initiatives to mitigate the effects of the phenomenon.This research will assess
efforts to ameliorate the effects of brain drain in Ghana. Specifically, it examinestwo
programs facilitated by the International Organization for Migration—the Return of
Qualified African Nationals initiative and Migration for Development in Africa—as well
as interventions by the Republic of Ghana. The purpose of the study is to better
understand the objectives of these brain gain initiatives, how the programs are facilitated
and their impact in order to extrapolate lessons that can assist future actors in formulating
more effective measures to combat brain drain. / GR2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/21892 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Amponsah, Yaa Obenewa |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (69 leaves), application/pdf |
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