The brain drain is not a simple issue of migration. The competition for the highly skilled, given globalisation and urbanisation, occurs between cities more than between countries. Good working conditions are paramount and are detrimentally affected by principles of political inequality.The Rajah of Ligor sent a hundred war perahus into Penang harbor, and with enemies at the gate, the first-ever volunteer corps in Penang was formed by its inhabitants for their own protection (E.G. Cullins and W. F. Zehnder: The...
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is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.