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Success and luck : good fortune and the myth of meritocracy

Title
Success and luck : good fortune and the myth of meritocracy / Robert H. Frank.
Author
Frank, Robert H.
Publication
  • Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
xx, 187 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"A New York Times economics columnist explores the findings in recent years by scientists who have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life situations than most people imagine, showing how a more accurate understanding of this discovery could lead to better, richer and fairer economies and societies, "--NoveList.
Subject
  • Fortune > Economic aspects
  • Economics
  • Success > Economic aspects
  • Merit (Ethics) > Economic aspects
  • Economics > Sociological aspects
  • Economics > Psychological aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.
Contents
Write What You Know -- Why Seemingly Trivial Random Events Matter -- How Winner-Take-All Markets Magnify Luck's Role -- Why the Biggest Winners Are Almost Always Lucky -- Why False Beliefs about Luck and Talent Persist -- The Burden of False Beliefs -- We're in Luck: A Golden Opportunity -- Being Grateful.
Call Number
JBD 16-270
ISBN
  • 9780691167404
  • 0691167400
LCCN
2015040858
OCLC
927619314
Author
Frank, Robert H., author.
Title
Success and luck : good fortune and the myth of meritocracy / Robert H. Frank.
Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.
Research Call Number
JBD 16-270
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