Brain Drain
I noticed an article in the Christian Science Monitor this week that was about China moving ahead with certain innovations and encouraging more work and resources put toward research and development in technological fields. One thing that stood out was that it mentioned how many scientists leave the country because they feel more free to do research abroad and one of the main reasons given was that they are more likely to fear failing in China than elsewhere. There is now a new law being put forth that would refund money put toward a failed project if the scientist can prove they tried everything they could to make it work to the government. This seems like a very good step to take and would provide a way for China to keep its' smartest and most innovative minds inside its' own borders. This might even be seen as a model law for other developing counrties that need to take hold of the brain drains that they may be experiencing.
posted by PaulPhillips at 3:49 PM
1 Comments:
This is a very interesting observation and one that, I assume, has to do with crossover sentiments from the Confucian principle of hierarchy. There seems to be a definite order where any failure would be considered a sign of inferiority thus relegating one to a more subordinate position. It is not difficult to imagine how someone who has gone through the rigors of academia would be more inclined to seek out an environment where the possibility of failure is less damning.
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