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UNINA9910784760203321 |
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Autore |
Vogel Joseph Henry |
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Titolo |
Genes for sale [[electronic resource] ] : privatization as a conservation policy / / Joseph Henry Vogel |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770119-1 |
1-280-52738-2 |
9786610527380 |
0-19-535836-8 |
1-4294-0592-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biodiversity conservation - Economic aspects |
Germplasm resources - Economic aspects |
Privatization |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-145) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Statement of the Problem and Survey of the Solutions; 3. Genetically Coded Functions: The Importance of Definitions; 4. Analogy Becomes Application: Property Rights Mean Privatization; 5. Illustrating the Problem and the Property-Rights Solution; 6. Genesteaders; 7. The Rationale, Design, and Implementation of the Gargantuan Database; 8. Politics; 9. Finance; 10. Final Payments: Greenhouse-Gas Abatement; 11. Conclusion: The Ten Principles for Conserving Genetic Information; Notes; Glossary; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text details a solution to species loss: the privatization of genetic information. It makes the case that the world should abandon the doctrine of ""the common heritage of mankind"" and create private property rights over genes. |
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