{"id":45604,"date":"2025-01-13T04:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-price-of-everything-finding-method-in-the-madness-of-what-things-cost\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T04:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:21:18","slug":"the-price-of-everything-finding-method-in-the-madness-of-what-things-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-price-of-everything-finding-method-in-the-madness-of-what-things-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"The Price of Everything: Finding Method in the Madness of What Things Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\">$4.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 13, 2025 04:21:18 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/B0046ECFRC?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n   Everything has a price, but it isn&#8217;t always obvious what that price is.  <\/p>\n<p> Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for a coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical brew can be had at the corner deli for less than a dollar. We may be less willing to give blood for $25 than to donate it for free. Americans hire cheap illegal immigrants to fix the roof or mow the lawn, and vote for politicians who promise to spend billions to keep them out of the country. And citizens of the industrialized West pay hundreds of dollars a year in taxes or cash for someone to cart away trash that would be a valuable commodity in poorer parts of the world. <\/p>\n<p> The Price of Everything starts with a simple premise: there is a price behind each choice that we make, whether we&#8217;re deciding to have a baby, drive a car, or buy a book. We often fail to appreciate just how critical prices are as a motivating force shaping our lives. But their power becomes clear when distorted prices steer our decisions the wrong way. <\/p>\n<p> Eduardo Porter uncovers the true story behind the prices we pay and reveals what those prices are actually telling us. He takes us on a global economic adventure, from comparing the relative price of a vote in corrupt S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and in the ostensibly uncorrupt United States, to assessing the cost of happiness in Bhutan, to deducing the dollar value we assign to human life. His unique approach helps explain: * Why polygamous societies actually place a higher value on women than monogamous ones. * Why someone may find more value in a $14 million license plate than the standard issue, $95 one. * Why some government agencies believe one year of life for a senior citizen is four times more valuable than that of a younger person. <\/p>\n<p> Porter weaves together the constant-and often unconscious-cost and value assessments we all make every day. While exploring the fascinating 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. The result is a cogent and insightful narrative about how the world really works.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a Video<\/p>\n<p> ASIN                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 B0046ECFRC <br \/> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Portfolio (January 4, 2011) <br \/> Publication date                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 January 4, 2011 <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> File size                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 887 KB <br \/> Text-to-Speech                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Enabled <br \/> Screen Reader                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Supported <br \/> Enhanced typesetting                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Enabled <br \/> X-Ray                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Not Enabled <br \/> Word Wise                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Enabled <br \/> Print length                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 306 pages <br \/> Page numbers source ISBN                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 1591844274 <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Everything has a price, but it isn&#8217;t always obvious what that price is. 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