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Encoding Capital - The Political Economy of the Human Genome Project

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Informationen zum Autor Rodney Loeppky Klappentext First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis! an informa company. Zusammenfassung This book deals with the rapid changes in contemporary molecular biology, particularly genome sciences, and the manner in which they can be understood through the lens of political economy. Specifically, the work investigates the case of the United States-led Genome Project (HGP), in order to show that even large-scale basic science is closely bound up in the progression of capitalist social relations. The work has, in part, been motivated by the lack of rigorous analysis of the HGP. Most the existing literature tends to present either a chronological review of events surrounding the HGP or describe it thematically. In contrast, this book contributes to a needed discussion concerning the 'why and how' of the HGP emergence. It elucidates the features within capitalist social relations which have simultaneously enable the HGP and ensure its amenability to systemic demands. The work's most compelling elements are both historical and analytical. Historically, it places the HGP within the context of wider political, economic and social issues. Related to this, it puts forward an analytical, explanatory understanding of the project's emergence, making it a valuable tool for both political economists, science & society theorists, and even bioethicists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Contextualizing and Understanding Human Genome Sciences; Chapter 3 Understanding Science and Technology: A Political Economy Framework; Chapter 4 U.S. Capital, Innovation and the HGP; Chapter 5 The State, the HGP and Capitalist Development; Chapter 6 Science and Labor: Changing Norms, Discipline and the HGP; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

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Authors Rodney Loeppky
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 26.12.2004
 
EAN 9780415972314
ISBN 978-0-415-97231-4
No. of pages 256
Series New Political Economy
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Business

Business & Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Politics & government, Politics and government

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