Ultimate Human Life Value by University of California Press
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| Management number | 213312874 | Release Date | 2026/04/12 | List Price | US$36.00 | Model Number | 213312874 | ||
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What's a human life worth? Everyday, individuals, families, businesses, and governments put a price on life. These calculations, often hidden in complex jargon, shape our economy, laws, behaviors, health, and safety. These price tags can be unfair, tainted by gender, racial, national, and cultural biases. Young lives may be valued over old, rich over poor, whites over blacks, Americans over foreigners, and relatives over strangers. Howard Steven Friedman simplifies how economists and data scientists at corporations, agencies, and insurers create and use these price tags, highlighting their flaws and limitations. He argues against the systemic unfairness, empowering readers to question these life valuations and understand their significance.
- Life or Wealth: The Dilemma
- The Day the Towers Collapsed
- Blind Injustice
- Accepting More Arsenic
- Profit Maximization: At What Cost?
- Grandpa's Passing: The Way He Wanted
- Rejuvenation: A Dream
- Affording Offspring: A Question
- Flawed Calculations
| Size | 6 x 9 |
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| Brand Name | University of California Press |
| Material Type | Paper |
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