{"product_id":"9781565849815","title":"Priceless","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs clinical as it sounds to express the value of human lives, health, or the environment in cold dollars and cents, cost-benefit analysis requires it. More disturbingly, this approach is being embraced by a growing number of politicians and conservative pundits as the most reasonable way to make many policy decisions regarding public health and the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy systematically refuting the economic algorithms and illogical assumptions that cost-benefit analysts flaunt as fact, \u003cem\u003ePriceless\u003c\/em\u003e tells a “gripping story about how solid science has been shoved to the backburner by bean counters with ideological blinders” (\u003cem\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/em\u003e). Ackerman and Heinzerling argue that decisions about health and safety should be made “to reflect not economists’ numbers, but democratic values, chosen on moral grounds. This is a vividly written book, punctuated by striking analogies, a good deal of outrage, and a nice dose of humor” (Cass Sunstein, \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for anyone concerned with the future of human health and environmental protection, \u003cem\u003ePriceless\u003c\/em\u003e “shines a bright light on obstacles that stand in the way of good government decisions” (\u003cem\u003ePublic Citizen News\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055514894576,"sku":"9781565849815","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565849815_p0.jpg?v=1763789210","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565849815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}