The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social Policy Expanded and Up Edition Contributor(s): Titmuss, Richard Morris (Author), Oakley, Ann (Editor), Ashton, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1565844033 ISBN-13: 9781565844032 Publisher: New Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 1997 Annotation: Acknowledged as one of the classic texts on social policy, Richard M. Titmuss's study of blood donating raises profound economic, political, and philosophical questions. This updated edition contains the original text along with a series of essays by editors and experts in the field, applying Titmuss's theories to contemporary problems such as AIDS and the privatization of health care. |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 362.178 |
LCCN: 00000000 |
Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.26" W x 9.85" L (1.50 lbs) 360 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Richard M. Titmuss's The Gift Relationship has long been acknowledged as one of the classic texts on social policy. Honored by the New York Times as one of the ten most important books of the year when it first appeared in 1970, Titmuss's The Gift Relationship is even more topical now in an age of AIDS and changing health care policy. A seemingly straightforward comparative study of blood donating in the United States and Britain, the book elegantly raises profound economic, political, and philosophical questions. Titmuss contrasts the British system of reliance on voluntary donors to the American one in which the blood supply is largely in the hands of for-profit enterprises and shows how a nonmarket system based on altruism is more effective than one that treats human blood as another commodity. This updated edition contains the original text along with new chapters that:
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Contributor Bio(s): Titmuss, Richard Morris: - Richard M. Titmuss was a professor of social administration at the London School of Economics form 1950 until his death in 1973. He had an international reputation as an uncompromising analyst of contemporary social policy and as an expert on the welfare state. His previous books include Commitment to Welfare. The Gift Relationship was his last book. John Ashton is a public health specialist and regional medical officer for the Northwest of England. |
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