'Since we are taking the drugs': Labor and value in two international drug donation programs

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-43

  Samsky, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Donation program; Gift; Global health; Humanitarian aid; Labor; Medical anthropology; Pharmaceutical; Science and technology studies; Social study of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952530347     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2011.535334     Document Type: Article

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