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Can the brain drain help poverty?

By Elmira Bayrasli | Published: May 20, 2010
The Global Post ran a great story on the African Middle Class yesterday.  “Africa’s middle class,” says Vijay Mahajan, author of Africa Rising, “is the great economic engine that will drive development across the continent. That growth, author of the article Andrew Meldrum argues, is a result of better educational opportunities and entrepreneurship.  Interestingly he [...]
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Education or jobs? Which comes first?

By Elmira Bayrasli | Published: May 9, 2010
“The Depression,” writes David Leonhardt in today’s New York Times Magazine, “didn’t just make Americans tougher.  It made them smarter.” That’s because when the economy tanked, Leonhardt explains, more people went to school.  “When times are tough, you are less likely to be missing out on a good $20-an-hour job by being in class.”  Secondly, [...]
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