KEY ISSUES AND CAUSES OF THE ITALIAN BRAIN DRAIN.
Scientific migration is a highly debated issue in Italy. Evidence of its actuality can be found in newspaper articles, television programmes as well as academic essays. There is a clear-cut use of the expression ‘brain drain’ rather than of the more modern terms ‘brain circulation’ or ‘brain exchang...
| Published in: | Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 209 - 224 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2006
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