Ultimate price : the value we place on life /

"Ultimate Price shows a multitude of ways people's lives are being valued, explains the methods involved and then forcefully argues against the rampant unfairness in the system. These price tags on human life often value young lives more than old, rich more than poor, white Americans more...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedman, Howard Steven, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Temas:
Social values > Political aspects.
Equality.
Valeurs sociales > Aspect politique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Equality
Social values > Political aspects
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corporate dumping.
corporations.
criminal justice.
death.
economics.
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health insurance.
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inequality.
insurance.
laws.
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legal settlements.
legal system.
morality.
nonfiction.
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philosophy.
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safe water.
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toxic waste.
undervalued lives.
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wealth inequality.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Your money or your life?
  • When the towers fell
  • Justice is not blind
  • A little more arsenic in your water
  • Maximizing profits at whose expense?
  • I want to die the way grandpa did
  • To be young again
  • Can we afford a little one?
  • Broken calculators
  • What's next?
  • Notes
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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