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OverviewOriginal and interdisciplinary, this is the first book to explore the relationship between a neoliberal mode of governance and the so-called genetic revolution. Looking at the knowledge-power relations in the post-genomic era and addressing the pressing issues of genetic privacy and discrimination in the context of neoliberal governance, this book demonstrates and explains the mechanisms of mutual production between biotechnology and cultural, political, economic and legal frameworks. In the first part, Antoinette Rouvroy explores the social, political and economic conditions and consequences of this new 'perceptual regime'.; In the second, she pursues her analysis through a consideration of the impact of 'geneticisation' on political support of the welfare state and on the operation of private health and life insurances. Genetics and neoliberalism, she argues, are complicit in fostering the belief that social and economic patterns have a fixed nature beyond the reach of democratic deliberation, whilst the characteristics of individuals are unusually plastic, and within the scope of individual choice and responsibility.; This book will be of interest to all to all students of law, sociology and politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Antoinette RouvroyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Group Imprint: Taylor & Francis Group ISBN: 9786611063009ISBN 10: 6611063005 Publication Date: 31 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |