I read the article and while I agree with the Captain's comments as to globalization of labour, what Pritchett is proposing, quite frankly, is a wonderful way to continue with the ever burgeoning ranks of the underpaid/overworked worker population in the U.S and elsewhere. I fully agree that one way to increase the GDP of Nepal is to advocate for transparent borders with the more economically privileged nations; however, stories of Nepali migrants are replete with horrid abuses suffered and long periods of separation from family - the economic toll may well be worth it in the long run, but what of the psychological toll of a missing father/mother on a young child? Villages/towns in Nepal are already missing a large portion of their youth - male and female alike. Nepal, I belive, is now opening an embassy in Israel to facilitate the movement of Nepali women as domestic workers there - again, I agree that the economic half of the equation makes sense, but my concern is with the toll in terms of humanity and psychological fallout of such a practice on a nationwide scale. .....my two cents worth :-)