Last best gifts : altruism and the market for human blood and organs / Kieran Healy.

Author
Healy, Kieran Joseph, 1973- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Description
xiii, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    As the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system that depends solely on gifts has been called into question, and the possibility has surfaced that donors might be supplemented or replaced by paid suppliers. This text offers a fresh perspective on this ethical dilemma.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-183) and index.
    Contents
    • List of illustrations
    • Acknowledgments
    • 1. Exchange in human goods
    • 2. Making a gift
    • 3. The logistics of altruism
    • 4. Collection regimes and donor populations
    • 5. Organizations and obligations
    • 6. Managing gifts, making markets
    • Appendix : Data and methods
    • Notes
    • Bibliography
    • Index.
    ISBN
    • 0226322351 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 0226322378 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780226322353
    • 9780226322377
    LCCN
    2005030538
    OCLC
    62133769
    International Article Number
    • 9780226322377
    • 9780226322353
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