What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of MarketsFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 24. tra 2012. - Broj stranica: 256 In What Money Can't Buy, renowned political philosopher Michael J. Sandel rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society. |
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... there is nothing wrong with charging more for faster service. Federal Express charges a premium for overnight delivery. The local dry cleaner charges extra for same-day service. And yet no one complains that it's unfair for FedEx, or ...
... there's money to be made by those who stand and wait. In Washington, D.C., the line-standing business is fast becoming a fixture of government. When congressional committees hold hearings on proposed legislation, they reserve some seats ...
... There is something distasteful about scalping tickets to see a doctor. For one thing, the system rewards unsavory middlemen rather than those who provide the care. Dr. Tang could well ask why, if a rheumatology appointment is worth $100 ...
... there. Most are “CEOs and business owners who don't want to lose an hour out of their day to go to the doctor's office and prefer instead to receive care in the privacy of their home or office.”25 Other concierge practices cater to the ...
... There seems a world of difference between the clamor of the crowded registration hall and the calm of the waiting room with the uneaten sponge cake. But that's only because, by the time the concierge patient arrives for his or her ...
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Incentives | |
How Markets Crowd Out Morals | |
Versus Gambling The Terrorism Futures Market The Lives of Strangers | |
Branding the Public Square Branded Lifeguards and Nature Trails Police | |
Acknowledgments | |
A Note About the Author | |