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

More than any other altruistic gesture, blood and organ donation exemplifies the true spirit of self-sacrifice. Donors literally give of themselves for no reward so that the life of an individual--often anonymous--may be spared. But as the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system...

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Основен автор: Healy, Kieran Joseph, 1973-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=332601
Подобни документи: Print version:: Last best gifts.
Съдържание:
  • 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.