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Organizations and the Bioeconomy - The Management and Commodification of the Life Sciences (Paperback)
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Organizations and the Bioeconomy - The Management and Commodification of the Life Sciences (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
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The advancement of the life sciences and the technosciences has
enhanced the longevity of citizens in the Western world, and half
of the generation born in the first decade of the new millennium is
now expected to live to the age of one hundred years. In a society
with such longevity and affluence, consumption of health-related
goods and services such as pharmaceuticals and scanning procedures
may be seen as a sustainable source of income for the industries
that promote it. Though the healthcare sector has traditionally
been organized in the public sector in Europe and in the private
sector in the US, the recent advancement of new therapies and
direct-to-consumer marketing have opened up new streams of
consumption and revenue for health care goods and services around
the globe. This book examines the so-called 'bioeconomy' as a new
economic and commercial field that emphasizes the management of
individual life, including the regulation and control of weight and
food consumption and other issues pertaining to individual
well-being. In addition, the bioeconomy includes a variety of
practices based on commercial interests such as organ donations,
reproductive medicine and technologies, and what has been referred
to as the tissue economy - the various forms of trade with human
tissues. Author Alexander Styhre provides a thorough introduction
to the bioeconomy, exploring this new and unique intersection of
the life sciences and the technosciences with more traditional
consumer markets.
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