Developing countries need “knowhow” to competitively produce goods and services for the global economy. The quickest and cheapest way to acquire this knowhow is through labor mobility. But this “moving brains” strategy is neglected by both developing countries and the development community alike.

Our latest piece in Stanford Social Innovation Review argues that instead of treating education like a silver bullet, a demand-side job creation strategy should be at the heart of youth unemployment programs.

Our article on Stanford Social Innovation Review makes the case for development philanthropists to focus on building the productive capacity of entire countries, to achieve large-scale economic transformation, rather than enabling a few individuals to increase their consumption.

Rwanda is building an outsourcing sector that will create thousands of good jobs. This is the story of its emergence and the role of Growth Teams in supporting the government to drive progress.

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