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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Styhre, Alexander.

Series:

Management, organizations and society (London, England) ; v. 18.

Management, organizations and society (London, England)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology--Economic aspects.

Biotechnology.

Life sciences--Economic aspects.

Life sciences.

Biotechnology industries.

Medical economics.

Biological Science Disciplines--economics.

Biological Science Disciplines--organization & administration.

Biotechnology--economics.

Politics.

Medical Subjects:

Biological Science Disciplines--economics.

Biological Science Disciplines--organization & administration.

Biotechnology--economics.

Politics.

Physical Description:

x, 197 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Part nine of this series presents a complex view of the ways in which life sciences are subject to business, the market and economic forces. Styhre (organization theory and management, U. of Gothenburg) organizes the work by first defining a the concept of the bioeconomy, then proceeding to outline how the concept is further influenced by politics, a calculative worldview and neoliberalism, examining particular areas where the influence is felt such as drug development and the tissue market and finally exploring questions of managing life science in this increasingly commodified world. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415529266

0415529263

9780203116579

0203116577

OCLC:

765783838