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The baby business : how money, science, and politics drive the commerce of conception / Debora L. Spar.

By: Spar, Debora L.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Harvard Business School Press, c2006Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-277) and index.Description: xix, 299 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1591396204 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Human reproductive technology -- Economic aspects | Infertility -- Treatment -- Economic aspects | Surrogate motherhood -- Economic aspects | Adoption -- Economic aspects | Surrogate mothersDDC classification: 362.198/178 Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
The quest to conceive: attacking an ancient affliction -- A cluster of cells: mechanics of the modern fertility market -- Renting wombs for money and love: the emerging market for surrogacy -- Designing babies: fixing flaws and pursuing perfection -- Return to the forbidden planet: issues in human cloning -- Trading places: the practice and politics of adoption -- Songs of Solomon: prospects for building a better baby trade.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-277) and index.

The quest to conceive: attacking an ancient affliction -- A cluster of cells: mechanics of the modern fertility market -- Renting wombs for money and love: the emerging market for surrogacy -- Designing babies: fixing flaws and pursuing perfection -- Return to the forbidden planet: issues in human cloning -- Trading places: the practice and politics of adoption -- Songs of Solomon: prospects for building a better baby trade.

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