Howard Steven Friedman

Ultimate Price

The Value We Place on Life

Buch

“A timely and valuable study of how society values individual lives. Friedman gets to the heart of society priorities. Indispensable reading.”—Kenneth R. Feinberg, Former Administrator of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund What is a human life worth? That question seems repugnant. The answers that society gives are often unfair and irrational. But our justice system, environmental regulations, product safety, life insurance, health care, and abortion decisions demand answers. This gripping book is essential reading on a topic that you’d like to avoid but can’t.—Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and… Mehr

CHF 36.50

Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)

Versandfertig innerhalb 1-3 Werktagen

V214: Noch nicht erschienen, Mai 2021

Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-520-38312-8
EAN: 9780520383128
Produktnummer: 34712363
Verlag: University Presses
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 232 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 499 g
Gewicht: 499

Über den Autor

Howard Steven Friedman, a leading statistician and health economist, is an expert in data science and applications of cost-benefit analysis. He teaches at Columbia University.