Who Gets What - Fair Compensation after Tragedy and Financial Upheaval (Hardcover)

Agent Orange, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the Virginia Tech massacre, the 2008 financial crisis, and the Deep Horizon gulf oil spill: each was a disaster in its own right. What they had in common was their aftermath- each required compensation for lives lost, bodies maimed, livelihoods wrecked, economies and ecosystems upended. In each instance, an objective third party had to step up and dole out allocated funds: in each instance, Presidents, Attorneys General, and other public officials have asked Kenneth R. Feinberg to get the job done. In Who Gets What? , Feinberg reveals the deep thought that must go into each decision, not to mention the most important question that arises after a tragedy: why compensate at all? The result is a remarkably accessible discussion of the practical and philosophical problems of using money as a way to address wrongs and reflect individual worth.

General

Imprint:	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Kenneth Feinberg
Dimensions:	216 x 143 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-58648-977-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Charities & voluntary services Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	1-58648-977-1
Barcode:	9781586489779

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