Property in Question - Value Transformation in the Global Economy (Paperback, English ed)

How has it come about that indigenous cultures, body parts, and sequences of musical notes are considered property? How has the movement from collective to privatized systems affected notions of property? At what point in transaction chains do native cultures, indigenous medicines, or cyberdata become 'objects' and therefore 'propertized', and what are the social, economic, and ethical considerations for such transformations?Addressing these hotly contested issues and many more, Property in Question interrogates the very concept of property and what is happening to it in the contemporary world, in case studies ranging from Romania to Kazakhstan, Africa to North America. The book examines not only the changing character of the property concept, but also its ideological foundations and political usages. Authors address bio-transactions, music copyright, cyberspace, oil prospecting, debates over privatization of land and factories, and dilemmas arising with new forms of ownership of businesses.Offering a fresh perspective on contemporary economic transformation, this volume is a long overdue investigation of the power of the 'private property' concept, as well as an exploration of how the global economy may be subtly, even invisibly, changing what 'property' means and how we relate to it.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Wenner-Gren International Symposium Series
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	2004
Editors:	Katherine Verdery • Caroline Humphrey
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	English ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-887-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-85973-887-7
Barcode:	9781859738870

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