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人命如何定价?:美国社会衡量生命价值的迷思与不公

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在现代人的理念中“人命无价”,但在现实的社会里,人们不得不承认“人命有价”。 从与日常息息相关的保险费、生儿育女到法规制定,甚至是恐怖攻击的赔偿金,人们都有一个价格。要钱,还是要命?一条命到底值多少钱?它该如何计算?有钱人的命是否比穷人的命值钱?有没有真正意义上的统计学模型可以做到公平对待每一条命?……这些问题看似残忍但却相当现实,让人避无可避。哥伦比亚大学顶尖统计学家、卫生经济学家霍华德·史蒂文·弗里德曼,深入美国社会各层面的人命定价案例,探析普通民众如何被政府、经济学家、法律、企业、医疗体系、保险公司等定下价格,并反思人命价格标签背后的逻辑缺陷及由此引发的社会不公问题。

297 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 2020

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Howard Steven Friedman

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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.

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couldn't finish this book, but the part I read was interesting. I'm sure I'll get back to it
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A fascinating perspective on the valuation of life in hard dollars.
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