... (Franke, Course Outline) Though, at one point in human history, we may have been able to compare each nation or region on a level field, our post colonial world which has since been divided into individual "nation-states," no longer allows for such comparisons. Perhaps the most influential aspect ... has continued to grow at an even greater speed. The 20th century was witness to probably the most useful and practical technological invention - the computer. As a result of this invention, many of the aspects which once controlled global interaction can be utilized by the push of a button. ...

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... likely to be better educated, higher income earners, and individuals of primer working age"" (Hodgson 1). A study produce by Statistic Canada indicated that Canada has an "estimated shortage of 20,000 computer programmers, parallel by an estimate of 190,000 vacancies in the information technology sector in the United States"" (Drew et al. 9) Issues: The Cause of Brain Drain A recent study done ... of 1997"" (Belair and Frank IX). In addition the graduates of 1995 who moved to the U.S. "about 44% ranked themselves in the top 10% of their graduating class in their "field of study", and we...

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