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The economization of life /

Michelle Murphy examines the ways in which efforts at population control since World War II have tied reproduction to neoliberal capitalism, showing how data collection practices have been used to quantify the value of a human life in terms of its ability to improve the nation-state's gross dom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murphy, Michelle (Claudette Michelle) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Michelle Murphy examines the ways in which efforts at population control since World War II have tied reproduction to neoliberal capitalism, showing how data collection practices have been used to quantify the value of a human life in terms of its ability to improve the nation-state's gross domestic product.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822373216
0822373211