Markets and Mortality

Economics, Dangerous Work, and the Value of Human Life

Auteurs

• Peter Dorman

Paramètres

• 288 pages
• 11 heures de lecture

• Affaires et économie

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Challenging the conventional economic perspective, the author argues against the notion that workers in hazardous jobs willingly accept risks for higher wages. He critiques common methods used to assign monetary value to human life and draws on historical and econometric analyses of occupational safety. Proposing a new framework based on decision theory and repeated games, the book advocates for a risk approach that aligns regulatory effectiveness with democratic values, all presented in an accessible style aimed at engaging a broader audience in critical social science discussions.

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• Année de publication: 2009
• Reliure: (rigide)