The point of "brain drain" is not to accuse those who leave of anything. The point is that, judging from the perspective of the country itself, or from that of

The point of "brain drain" is not to accuse those who leave of anything. The point is that, judging from the perspective of the country itself, or from that of the people who stay, having all your brightest minds leave is devastating. And, as others have mentioned, forcing people to stay against their will is not what anyone wants as a cure to brain drain. The point is exactly to try to create the appropriate conditions to make people not want to leave, so they can help repair and improve the damage of many generations past.