The Random Factor : How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0520390962
ISBN-13
9780520390966
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 23rd, 2024
Print length
302 Pages
Weight
546 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.80 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Probability & statisticsSelf-help & personal development
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A poverty expert reveals how truly random the world is—including how economic inequality is experienced—and how we can learn to acknowledge chance and appreciate it. It’s comforting to think that we can be successful because we work hard, climb ladders, and get what we deserve, but each of us has been profoundly touched by randomness. Chance is shown to play a crucial role in shaping outcomes across history, throughout the natural world, and in our everyday lives. In The Random Factor, Mark Robert Rank draws from a wealth of evidence, including interviews and research, to explain how luck and chance play out and reveals how we can use these lessons to guide our personal lives and public policies. The Random Factor traverses luck from macro to micro, from events like the Cuban Missile Crisis to our personal encounters and relationships. From his perspective as a scholar of poverty, Rank also delves into the class and race dynamics of chance, emphasizing the stark disparities it brings to light. This transformative book prompts a new understanding of the twists and turns in our daily lives and encourages readers to fully appreciate the surprising world of randomness in which we live.
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