The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups of people can enjoy. As a critical technology assessment, the ways in which bad luck early in life increase the probability that hardship and loss will accumulate across the life course are illustrated. Analysis shows the ways in which individual decisions, informed by statistical models, shape the opportunities people face in both market and non-market environments.
The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups of people can enjoy. As a critical technology assessment, the ways in which bad luck early in life increase the probability that hardship and loss will accumulate across the life course are illustrated. Analysis shows the ways in which individual decisions, informed by statistical models, shape the opportunities people face in both market and non-market environments.
Oscar H. Gandy, Jr, is Professor Emeritus of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Luck, Risk, and Life Chances Chapter 3 The Natural Lottery and our Genetic Endowments Chapter 4 Rational Discrimination Chapter 5 Markets that Matter Chapter 6 Financial Risk and Insurance Chapter 7 The Criminal Justice System Chapter 8 Public Policy Formation and Evaluation Chapter 9 The Media's Role Chapter 10 "Quixotics Unite" A Call to Arms
Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Luck, Risk, and Life Chances Chapter 3 The Natural Lottery and our Genetic Endowments Chapter 4 Rational Discrimination Chapter 5 Markets that Matter Chapter 6 Financial Risk and Insurance Chapter 7 The Criminal Justice System Chapter 8 Public Policy Formation and Evaluation Chapter 9 The Media's Role Chapter 10 "Quixotics Unite" A Call to Arms
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