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This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of �stem cell tourism�. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cutting-edge multi-dimensional perspective on this complex and rapidly changing phenomenon, including an analysis of the experiences of those who have undertaken or have contemplated undertaking a stem cell treatment, as well as examination of the views of those who undertake research or advise on or provide stem cell treatments. Developing the concept of �the political economy of hope�, and referencing case studies of the stem cell treatment market in China, Germany, and Australia, this book argues for a reframing of �stem cell tourism� to understand why patients and families pursue these treatments and whether authorities� concerns are justified and whether their responses are appropriate and proportionate to the alleged risks.Typham this is the title: Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope