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OverviewAlthough organ transplants provide the best, and often the only, effective therapy for many otherwise fatal conditions, the great benefits of transplantation go largely unrealized because of failures in the organ acquisition process. In the United States, for instance, more than 10,000 people die every year either awaiting transplantation, or as a result of deteriorating health exacerbated by the shortage of organs. Issues pertaining to organ donation and transplantation represent, perhaps, the most complex and morally controversial medical dilemmas aside from abortion and euthanasia. However, these quandaries are not unsolvable. This book proposes compensating organ donors within a publicly controlled monopsony. This proposal is quite similar to current practice in Spain, where compensation for cadaveric donation now occurs ""in secret,"" as this text reveals. To build their recommendations, the authors provide a medical history of transplantation, a history of the development of national laws and waiting lists, a careful examination of the social costs and benefits of transplantation, a discussion of the causes of organ shortages, an evaluation of ""partial"" reforms tried or proposed, an extensive ethical evaluation of the current system and its competitors. Full Product DetailsAuthor: T. Randolph Beard , David L. Kaserman , Rigmar OsterkampPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 53.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780804784092ISBN 10: 0804784094 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 09 January 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA growing number of transplant professionals, ethicists, and economists recognize the potential for incentives to improve access to transplants, but rarely has the argument for incentives been put forward with so much clarity, logic, and in-depth knowledge of transplantation. --David Howard, Emory University In most countries, the channels for organ procurement impose intolerable burdens on ill patients. This book examines the organ shortage from many different angles in search of resolution. Big problems generally require market-based solutions, and the aut Author InformationT. Randolph ""Randy"" Beard is Professor of Economics at Auburn University. Rigmar Osterkamp is Fellow at the School for Political Studies at University of Munich. The late David L. Kaserman was Torchmark Professor of Economics at Auburn University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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