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The Baby Business. How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception.
Debora L. Spar
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Hardback. Advances in reproductive medicine have created an undeniable 'market for babies', in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialised providers earn millions of dollars a year. This book argues that it is time to acknowledge this largely secretive and controversial market as a commercial industry. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Despite legislation that claims to prohibit it, there is a thriving market for babies spreading across the globe. Fueled by rapid advances in reproductive medicine and the desperate desires of millions of would-be parents, the acquisition of children--whether through donated eggs, rented wombs, or cross-border adoption--has become a multibillion dollar industry that has left science, law, ethics, and commerce deeply at odds. In The Baby Business, Debora Spar argues that it is time to acknowledge the commercial truth about reproduction and to establish a standard that governs its transactions. In this fascinating behind-the-scenes account, she combines pioneering research and ... Read more
Despite legislation that claims to prohibit it, there is a thriving market for babies spreading across the globe. Fueled by rapid advances in reproductive medicine and the desperate desires of millions of would-be parents, the acquisition of children--whether through donated eggs, rented wombs, or cross-border adoption--has become a multibillion dollar industry that has left science, law, ethics, and commerce deeply at odds. In The Baby Business, Debora Spar argues that it is time to acknowledge the commercial truth about reproduction and to establish a standard that governs its transactions. In this fascinating behind-the-scenes account, she combines pioneering research and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781591396208
SKU
V9781591396208
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About Debora L. Spar
Debora Spar is the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
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