{"product_id":"scarce-goods-justice-fairness-and-organ-transplantation-paperback","title":"Scarce Goods: Justice, Fairness, and Organ Transplantation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Koch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1841 the American sailing ship \u003ci\u003eWilliam Brown\u003c\/i\u003e struck an iceberg. About half of the passengers and all of the crew were saved in two small, open boats. The next night, half of the passengers in the larger long-boat were thrown overboard because the boat was overfull. This was the first case of lifeboat ethics, of hard choices in the face of scarcity. Since then the question has been who should die so that others, equally needy, might live? Both the case of the \u003ci\u003eWilliam Brown\u003c\/i\u003e and the ethics it spawned have been used in recent years to describe the problem of health care rationing generally, and organ transplantation specifically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKoch reexamines and reinterpretes the paradigm case of lifeboat ethics, the story of the \u003ci\u003eWilliam Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, not as an unavoidable tragedy, but as an avoidable series of errors. Its relation to more general issues of distributive justice are then considered. The lessons learned from both the historical review and its application to distributive principles are then applied to the problem of graft organ distribution in the United States. Through the use of maps, the problem of organ distribution is considered at a range of scales, from the international to the urban. The contextual issues become more evident as one moves from international to hemispheric, fron national to regional, and then local systems. Finally, Koch reviews the lessons in light of other problems of distribution in the face of scarcity. The central lesson-that scarcity is exacerbated where it is not in fact created by our distributive programs-is explored thoroughly. The result is no good choices for anyone and the continuation of the scarcity that for most seems inevitable, but, from the evidence provided, is itself an outcome of inequalities of distribution at different scales of society. Of particular interest to students, scholars, and policymakers involved with issues of planning and health care economics, medical geography, and concepts of justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOM KOCH is a writer and bioethicist specializing in medical ethics. A frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines, and the CBC Radio, he is the author of 11 books.\/e Dr. Koch also is a forum associate at the David Lam Center, Simon Fraser University and an associate of the Center on Aging at The University of Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.18 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53111641375027,"sku":"9780275974336","price":91.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hI4sZt0RdL9780275974336.webp?v=1772748548","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/scarce-goods-justice-fairness-and-organ-transplantation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}