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- 2010028526 abstract "This book starts with a simple premise: there is a price behind each choice that we make, whether we're deciding to have a baby, drive a car, or buy a book. We often fail to appreciate just how critical prices are as motivating forces shaping our lives, but their power becomes clear when distorted prices steer our decisions the wrong way. Eduardo Porter takes us on a global economic adventure, from comparing the relative prices of a vote in corrupt São Tomé and in the ostensibly aboveboard United States to assessing the cost of happiness in Bhutan to deducing the dollar value we assign to human life. He weaves together the constant--and often unconscious--cost and value assessments we all make every day. While exploring the story behind the price of everything from marriage and death to mattresses and horsemeat, Porter draws unexpected connections that bridge a wide range of disciplines and cultures.--From publisher description.".
- 2010028526 contributor B11770769.
- 2010028526 created "2011.".
- 2010028526 date "2011".
- 2010028526 date "2011.".
- 2010028526 dateCopyrighted "2011.".
- 2010028526 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2010028526 description "The price of things -- The price of life -- The price of happiness -- The price of women -- The price of work -- The price of free -- The price of culture -- The price of faith -- The price of the future.".
- 2010028526 description "This book starts with a simple premise: there is a price behind each choice that we make, whether we're deciding to have a baby, drive a car, or buy a book. We often fail to appreciate just how critical prices are as motivating forces shaping our lives, but their power becomes clear when distorted prices steer our decisions the wrong way. Eduardo Porter takes us on a global economic adventure, from comparing the relative prices of a vote in corrupt São Tomé and in the ostensibly aboveboard United States to assessing the cost of happiness in Bhutan to deducing the dollar value we assign to human life. He weaves together the constant--and often unconscious--cost and value assessments we all make every day. While exploring the story behind the price of everything from marriage and death to mattresses and horsemeat, Porter draws unexpected connections that bridge a wide range of disciplines and cultures.--From publisher description.".
- 2010028526 extent "viii, 296 p. ;".
- 2010028526 identifier "1591843626".
- 2010028526 identifier "9781591843627".
- 2010028526 identifier 2010028526-b.html.
- 2010028526 identifier 2010028526-d.html.
- 2010028526 identifier 2010028526-s.html.
- 2010028526 issued "2011".
- 2010028526 issued "2011.".
- 2010028526 language "eng".
- 2010028526 publisher "New York : Portfolio Penguin,".
- 2010028526 subject "338.5/21 22".
- 2010028526 subject "HG223 .P67 2011".
- 2010028526 subject "Value.".
- 2010028526 subject "Values.".
- 2010028526 tableOfContents "The price of things -- The price of life -- The price of happiness -- The price of women -- The price of work -- The price of free -- The price of culture -- The price of faith -- The price of the future.".
- 2010028526 title "The price of everything : solving the mystery of why we pay what we do / Eduardo Porter.".
- 2010028526 type "text".