The global organ shortage : economic causes, human consequences, policy responses /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Beard, T. Randolph (Thomas Randolph) (Author), Kaserman, David L. (Author), Osterkamp, Rigmar (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Government policy. Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects. Donation of organs, tissues, etc. > Government policy. Donation of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects. Tissue and Organ Procurement. Tissue and Organ Procurement > economics. Tissue and Organ Harvesting. Tissue Donors > supply & distribution. Health Policy. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book.

Table of Contents:

The evolution of organ transplantation and procurement policy
Consequences of the current policy
Social costs and benefits of transplants
Economic and political causes of the shortage of organs
Reforms short of open donor compensation
An assessment of the moral basis of alternative organ donation rules
Donor reaction to compensation and a proposal for a public monopsony for organ acquisition.