80%!! Ah, but you forget the flip-side. Private remittances from Ghanaians abroad is at an all-time high, increasing in double figures by the year. And returned/expatriate Ghanaians are building hotels and resorts and shopping malls. I would imagine that counts for something. In any case the whole argument of brain drain runs against an important human rights principle - who is best to decide for the individual what is best for them? I would imagine you would opt for the individual; so would I. Can you imagine if everyone in every country becomes pumped up with nationalist fervor and think and work as if to say “My country, at all times, irrespective of circumstances and my personal beliefs and feelings?” And never forget what returning Ghanaians bring back, new ideas and new ways of looking at their society. They shaped the construction of the 1992 constitution and continue to influence the social and economic agenda - domestic violence bill sponsorship, etc etc. Till next time, Kwasi Appiah Chicago
Hey, I saw your pics on the peace corps site and just decided to check out your lj. Reading this entry litterally made me tear up because I have seen many of the same things as you. I saw a car/truck crash and watched as a crowd of people stood around four men, waiting for them to die because there was no place to take them, no hospital or anything close enough. I talked with a lot of youth in the village of Essamang in the Western Region. I stayed there a lot and got to know many Ghanaians there. I also took classes at the University of Ghana and talked to young adults about their future, both from a practical perspective and from an imaginative perspective
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