Ultimate Price by University of California Press
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| Management number | 213312902 | Release Date | 2026/04/12 | List Price | $36.00 | Model Number | 213312902 | ||
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How valuable is a human life? People, families, businesses, and governments regularly assign a monetary value to life. These calculations, often hidden in complex language, impact our economy, laws, behaviors, policies, health, and safety. These valuations are often biased, favoring the young over the old, the rich over the poor, whites over blacks, Americans over foreigners, and relatives over strangers. This matters as undervalued lives receive less protection and face greater risks. Howard Steven Friedman simplifies how economists and data scientists create and use these valuations, highlights their flaws, and argues against their unfairness. Readers will be informed, surprised, and empowered to challenge these life valuations and understand their significance.
- Life or Wealth: The Dilemma
- The Day the Towers Collapsed
- Blind Justice
- Accepting More Arsenic
- Profit Maximization: At What Cost?
- Grandpa's Passing: The Way He Wanted
- Youthfulness: A Desire
- Affording a Child: The Question
- Faulty Calculations
| Size | 6 x 9 |
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| Brand Name | University of California Press |
| Unit Count | 232.0 Count |
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