Biopolicy the life sciences and public policy

• Other Authors: Somit, Albert, Peterson, Steven A.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
• Series: Research in biopolitics ; v. 10.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Accounting > General.; Business & Economics > Accounting > Managerial.; Accounting.; Management accounting & bookkeeping.; Biopolitics.; Life sciences.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781780528212
• ISSN: 2042-9940 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S2042-9940(2012)10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 242 p.) : ill.

Biology can inform public policy in a number of ways. This volume explores the linkage of the life sciences with policy (what the book refers to as biopolicy). It features two points of departure: the implications of the neurosciences for public policy; and the implications of evolutionary theory fo...