Organizations and the Bioeconomy: The Management and Commodification of the Life Sciences

by Alexander Styhre

The advancement of the life sciences and the technosciences has enhanced the longevity of citizens in the Western world, and half of the generation born in the first decade of the new millennium is now expected to live to the age of one hundred years. In a society with such longevity and affluence, consumption of health-related goods and services such as pharmaceuticals and scanning procedures may be seen as a sustainable source of income for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415529263
• ISBN13: 9780415529266
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"