Choosing tomorrow's children : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911132818503321
• Autore: Wilkinson Stephen <1965->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010
• ISBN: 0191572713; 9780191572715; 0-19-170658-2; 0-19-964658-9; 1-282-50191-7; 9786612501913; 0-19-157271-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 265 pages)
• Collana: Issues in biomedical ethics
• Disciplina: 176
• Soggetti: Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects; Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects; Sex preselection - Moral and ethical aspects; Bioethics; Reproductive Techniques - ethics; Bioethical Issues; Sex Preselection - ethics; Genetic Engineering - ethics; Preimplantation Diagnosis - ethics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction: The Ethics of Selective Reproduction -- 1.1 Some Cases -- 1.2 What Is Selective Reproduction? -- 1.3 Different Possible Future People -- 1.4 Philosophical Bioethics -- 1.5 Some Assumptions -- 1.6 The Moral Status of the Human Embryo -- 1.7 Outline and Structure -- 2. Parental Duties and Virtues -- 2.1 Unconditional Love -- 2.2 Actual and Prospective Parents -- 2.3 The Virtue of Parental Acceptance -- 2.4 Diversity -- 2.5 The Child's Right to an Open Future -- 2.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 3. Selecting for Disability and the Welfare of the ; Child -- 3.1 Disability and Quality of Life -- 3.2 Harm and Wrongful Life -- 3.3 Slavery, Abuse, and Birthrights -- 3.4 The Same Number Quality Claim -- 3.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 4. Choosing One for the Sake of Another -- 4.1 The Cost of Care -- 4.2 Saviour Siblings: The Welfare of the Child -- 4.3 Saviour Siblings: Challenging Some Common Assumptions -- 4.4 Summary and Conclusions -- 5. Treating Children as Commodities -- 5.1 What Is Commodification? -- 5.2 Treating as a (Mere) Means -- 5.3 Fungibility -- 5.4 Summary and Conclusions -- 6. Eugenics and the Expressivist Argument -- 6.1 What Is Eugenics? -- 6.2 The Moral Standing of Eugenics -- 6.3 Is the Very Idea of 'Genetic Improvement' a Mistake? -- 6.4 Social Problems Caused by Reducing the Prevalence of Disease and Disability -- 6.5 The Expressivist Argument -- 6.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 7. Enhancement -- 7.1 What Is Enhancement? -- 7.2 The Moral Status of Enhancement -- 7.3 The Goals of Medicine -- 7.4 Positional Goods -- 7.5 Equality -- 7.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 8. Sex Selection -- 8.1 Bioethical Context -- 8.2 Legal-Regulatory Context in the UK -- 8.3 Family Balancing and Population Sex Imbalance -- 8.4 Family Balancing and Sexism -- 8.5 Sexism as a Fundamental Objection to Sex Selection -- 8.6 Population Sex Imbalance, Subgroups, and Social Context -- 8.7 Pressure and Consent -- 8.8 Sending Out the Wrong Message -- 8.9 Innocuous Means of Sex Selection -- 8.10 Summary and Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: To what extent should parents be allowed to use reproductive technologies to determine the characteristics of their future children? Is there something morally wrong with choosing what their sex will be, or with trying to 'screen out' as much disease and disability as possible before birth? Stephen Wilkinson offers answers to such questions.

Chinese SOE Reforms and Global FDI : Legal and Policy Analysis with an Australian Perspective / / by Tianqi Gu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911127553403321
• Autore: Gu Tianqi
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2026
• ISBN: 9789819231812
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2026.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 pages)
• Collana: Contemporary Chinese Civil and Commercial Law, , 2524-6208
• Disciplina: 340.56
• Soggetti: Civil law; Political science; Social policy; Political planning; Civil Law; Politics and International Studies; Social Policy; Public Policy; Governance and Government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- China State Economy Restructuring Reform Grasping the Large and Releasing the Small -- China Mixed Ownership Reform An Expanding SOE Equity Network.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the political role of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under Xi Jinping’s latest round of reforms and how this shapes their investment activities abroad. Focusing on investment in advanced economies, with Australia as a central case study, it explores how closer alignment between SOEs and state policy affects foreign direct investment and raises challenges for host countries balancing economic interests with national security concerns. The analysis draws on a wide range of primary sources, including Chinese laws, regulations, policy documents, and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rules. Given that many of these materials are difficult to access and interpret, the book provides clear explanations based on close ; reading and contextual understanding of China’s political and economic system. It also includes original data presented in tables and figures, covering topics such as the direction of SOE reforms, links between state policy and overseas investment, and the operation of Australia’s foreign investment review framework. The book further considers how existing legal tools, both domestic and international, can respond to the risks associated with politically connected investment. The core argument is that recent reforms have strengthened political control over SOEs, with implications for how they operate internationally. This has practical consequences for governments and businesses engaging with Chinese firms, particularly in sensitive sectors. Overall, the book provides a grounded and evidence-based account of contemporary Chinese SOEs and their global role, offering useful insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working on international investment, economic security, and China’s political economy.