Lively Capital: Biotechnologies, Ethics, and Governance in Global Markets Kaushik Sunder Rajan Duke University Press 2012 (original) (raw)

In the twilight of the 20th century, Jeremy Rifkin's The Biotech Century (1998) 2 and Richard Oliver's The Biotech Age (2003) 3 expressed mixed feelings about the prospect of capital expansion through biotechnological innovation. The former was terrified while the latter was excited about this prospect. 4 Twelve years into the 21st century, the question that arises is, what is the actual relationship between the life sciences and the market? Rajan's collection of essays addresses this question by bringing together cultural anthropology and science and technology studies.