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Summary
States that an important dilemma concerns citizens who either depart from their homeland to enhance their life chances in a rich society - but possibly contribute to a brain drain for their homeland - or stay home - but possibly contribute to a brain waste since conditions at home do not allow to contribute commensurately with their capability