Ultimate Price

"Timely - and, frankly, sometimes shocking. . . . Ultimate Price exposes a system rife with troubling assumptions and inequality that reduces each human to a data point. Well-written and readable, the book avoids being overly academic while still presenting a meticulously researched argument of why we all should take the time to understand how our own lives are priced." * BuzzFeed *
"Price tags on human lives are everywhere." -- Kai Ryssdal, * Marketplace *
"Should be required reading for anyone sitting down to watch the evening news." * New Books Network *
"To ration resources and seek to re-open businesses, accountants have to assign price tags to life. . . . In Ultimate Price, a detailed analysis of how government organisations and corporations define the monetary value of human life, Howard Friedman tours the uncomfortable architecture of this calculus." * The Spectator *
"Friedman argues that we must devise more equitable ways to assign value to human life. . . . Readers are exhorted to understand how lives are priced so that they might demand better formulas." * Science *
"Provides a concise review of some of the scientific literature on valuing life including some of the moral issues one must consider when making these judgments. . . . Certainly worth a read for those looking to learn more on this interesting topic." * Healthcare Economist *
"It is a serious understatement to say that this is a thought-provoking volume. . . . [Friedman] calls our attention to the problems we ought not ignore."
* Public Health Ethics *