Last best gifts : altruism and the market for human blood and organs
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
xiii, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780226322353, 9780226322377, 0226322351, 0226322378
62133769
Last Best Gifts
Altruism and the Market for Human Blood and OrgansBy KIERAN HEALY
The University of Chicago Press
Copyright © 2006 The University of ChicagoAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-226-32237-7
Contents
List of Illustrations..........................................ixAcknowledgments................................................xi1 Exchange in Human Goods......................................12 Making a Gift................................................233 The Logistics of Altruism....................................434 Collection Regimes and Donor Populations.....................705 Organizations and Obligations................................876 Managing Gifts, Making Markets...............................110Appendix: Data and Methods.....................................133Notes..........................................................143Bibliography...................................................169Index..........................................................185
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