Firat Bilgel: The law and economics of organ procurement, European studies in law and economics Intersentia, Cambrigde, Antwerp, Portland, 2011

摘要

"This research aims to propose policy prescriptions through supply-driven regulatory, legislative and institutional changes that would directly or indirectly help eliminate the organ shortage and the trafficking of human organs. Organ shortage not only concerns medical professionals but also economists, legal scholars, sociologists, bioethicists, philosophers, policy makers, bureaucrats, philanthropists and most importantly patients and their families. However, the dimensions of the issue are countless, leaving some of the topics unaddressed. Although there are numerous factors leading to an ever-increasing gap between the supply of and the demand for human organs, this study almost exclusively focuses on governmental/policy problems related to the supply of human organs and does not investigate demand-related problems, demand-side remedies, managerial, organizational or consensual issues in the supply of organs. As far as the disciplinary dimensions of this research are concerned, this study strictly deals with the legal and the socio-economic issues in the supply of organs including, but not limited to, the allocation of organs, monetary and non-monetary incentives, default rules, legislations and institutions. Under the aforementioned framework the central contribution of this monograph is present an economic analysis of the legal and the policy-related aspects of organ procurement in order to alleviate the repercussions of persistent organ shortages that have been experienced throughout the world.