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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825204703321

Autore

Styhre Alexander

Titolo

Organizations and the bioeconomy : the management and commodification of the life sciences / / Alexander Styhre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-29967-X

1-283-64267-0

0-203-11657-7

1-136-29968-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in management, organizations, and society ; ; 18

Disciplina

338.4/76606

Soggetti

Biotechnology - Economic aspects

Life sciences - Economic aspects

Biotechnology industries

Medical economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The concept of the bioeconomy -- Biopolitics, neoliberalism, and the calculative worldview : the economics of life -- New drug development, biotechnology and the enactment of life -- The tissue economy -- Living in and managing the bioeconomy.

Sommario/riassunto

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