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...
Основен автор: | Healy, Kieran Joseph, 1973- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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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.