With regard to emigration, the potential problem of a brain drain has always been a concern of the Singapore government. This is not surprising given that the country is resource-scarce and highly dependent on its people to sustain economic growth, and some would say, even survival. The effects of the development of the external economy, which was accelerated in the early 1990s, have yet to be seen. Research on migration is also carried out by academics in universities and think tanks but mainly on an individual basis. As far as is known, there is no institution devoted to migration research in Singapore or even one where migration is the main focus.
Networks are mainly personal.
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