'Transport to where?': Reflections on the problem of value and time à propos an awkward practice in medical research

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-64

  Geissler, P Wenzel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Benefits; Clinical trials; Gift; Kenya; Money; Research; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952513874     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2011.535335     Document Type: Article

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