Commodification of body parts in the global south : transnational inequalities and development challenges / Firouzeh Nahavandi.

  • Nahavandi, Firouzeh
Date:
[2016]
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"This book proposes the introduction of a development-related perspective to scholarly critique of the human body's commodification. Nahavandi contends that the commodification of human body parts reflects a modern form of such well-known historical phenomena as slavery and colonization, and can be considered a new and additional form of appropriation and extraction of resources from the Global South. What are the commonalities between hair trade, surrogacy, kidney sale and attraction of brains? The author argues that these all characterize a world where increasingly everything can be traded or is considered to be tradeable. A world where, similar to any other goods, body parts have entered the global market either legally or illegally. Through a series of multidisciplinary comparative studies, the book explores how forms commodification of the human body are fuelled by issues of poverty in the Global South, and inequality in transnational relations." --Back cover.

Publication/Creation

London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]

Physical description

ix, 134 pages ; 22 cm.

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- The Issue -- Methodology of Research -- References -- 2. Commodification of Human Body Parts -- A Definition of the Commodification of Human Body parts -- A Note on Terminology -- Overview of the Social Sciences Literature -- Classical Grounding -- Gift or Commodity? -- Freedom in Markets or Dehumanization? -- Literature Related to the Working Cases -- References -- 3. Transnational Hair Trade -- Hair as a Commodity -- The Demand -- The Supply -- References -- 4. Transnational Surrogacy -- The Womb as a Commodity -- The Demand -- The Commissioners -- The Desire for a Child -- The Supply -- India, the Most Studied Destination -- Other Destinations -- References -- 5. Transnational Kidney Transplant -- The Kidney as a Commodity -- The Demand -- The Supply -- Poverty, the Cradle of Kidney Selling -- Pakistan's Sellers -- The Philippines' Sellers -- Indian's Sellers -- Bangladesh's Sellers -- Other Countries' Sellers -- References -- 6. Transnational Attraction of Brains -- The Issue -- The Demand -- Selective Migration Policies -- International Graduate Students' Policy -- The Supply -- A Trend Towards Highly Skilled Migration -- The Role of Studying Abroad -- References -- 7. The Commodification of the Human Body Parts in a Development-Related Perspective -- The Issue -- Commodification of Human Body as Development-Related Issue Linked to Poverty and Inequality -- Poverty and Inequality -- Commodification of the Human Body Parts as a Result of Poverty and Inequality -- Commodification of the Human Body Parts as a Source of Development Issues -- The Inequality in Access to Healthcare -- Consequences of the Attraction of Brains and the Brain Drain -- 8. Ending Remarks -- References.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 1137505834
  • 9781137505835
  • 9781349700714
  • 1349700711