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Author Tyson, Adam

Title The Political Economy of Brain Drain and Talent Capture : Evidence from Malaysia and Singapore
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (185 pages)
Series Routledge Malaysian Studies Ser
Routledge Malaysian Studies Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Figures; Tables; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and glossary; Chapter 1: Introduction: The political economy of brain drain and talent capture; An overview of brain drain and talent capture; International political economy; National structural forces; Individual agency and configurations of identity; Synopsis of the book; Notes; Chapter 2: Brain drain and talent capture in Malaysia: Rethinking conventional narratives; Debating the brain drain
Contextualizing the brain drain: the case of MalaysiaThe magnitude of Malaysia's brain drain; Analysing Malaysia's brain drain; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Singapore's quest for foreign talent: Chinese migrant workers and the growing citizen-foreigner divide; The talent narrative in Singapore; Singapore's foreign talent policy and social tensions; Foreign talents and work permits; Foreign and local talents; Nationalistic and cosmopolitan Singapore; Flexible economy and rigid ruling system; Ethnicity and nationality; Travails of Chinese foreign talents; Jennifer from Malaysia
Brock from Hong KongOscar from mainland China; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Overseas Singaporeans, coming-of-career narratives and the corporate nation; The Republic of Singapore, or Singapore Inc.; Coming-of-career narratives; Conversations on Coming Home, or suggestions on how to further your career; One-sided conversations; Notes; Chapter 5: Ethnicity-based policies as the main factor of Malaysian brain drain? Re-examining the distribution of opportunities for education and employment; Education; Employment; Empirical evidence; Conclusion; Notes
Chapter 6: Talent and technological innovation in Malaysia, with lessons from ChinaTalent and technology in the Malaysian context; Alternative pathways to development; Income per capita, population growth and technology outputs; Industrial development and brain gain in China; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Talent, teams and training: Managing Muslim markets in Malaysia and Singapore; Halal in Southeast Asia; Making modern halal markets; Halal in Malaysia; Halal in Singapore; Talent, teams and training in Malaysia and Singapore; Conclusion; Notes
Chapter 8: Conclusion: The comparative political economy of talent, identity and ethnic hierarchyFuture directions for academic research and policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Brain drain -- Malaysia
Brain drain -- Singapore
Technological innovations -- Malaysia
Technological innovations -- Singapore
Foreign workers -- Malaysia
Brain drain.
Foreign workers.
Technological innovations.
Malaysia.
Singapore.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429773174
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9780429773167
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9780429773150
0429773153
9780429430503
0429430507
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9781138366077