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專題研究報告一

第三篇 厚植國際化趨勢下的國家競爭力

countries, sufficient ‘talent’ or ‘brain power’are critical. In echoing the debate of
low aid effectiveness, lack of sufficient and competent personnel domestically might

partially explain why sustainable development for these low income countries is
problematic. As we can observe in the field, quality university graduates at local
institutions are able to help these following matters:
‧ Making quality decision-making and implementation accordingly;

‧Converting and absorbing foreign knowledge and skills for local use;
‧ Diffusing or disseminating effective strategies to domestic settings;
‧ Continuously modifying adopted mechanisms and practices for greater
development ‘on their own’

With these highly skilled workforce, the Global South tend to be able to
bridge, meditate and retain these ‘borrowed’ or ‘imported’ ideas, norms and
practices for domestic use. It is these well-educated or trained talents they can run

their own systems and institutions rather than over reliance on external experts.
One of frequently mentioned reasons why the developing countries cannot reduce
poverty, increase literacy, improve health condition, or combating the disease
is concerned with the quality governance of their own country. Again, quality

human capital or talent is the key to such sustainable development for low-income
countries. However, our empirical analysis might indicate that the provision and
retention of talent in Global South might be ‘conditioned’ or even ‘manipulated’ by
industrialized countries.

Ⅴ Two contradictory policy discourses at domestic
level: National economic liberation and humanitarian

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