Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Name: Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Brand: Allen Lane
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By Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

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Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we have more slaves today than in Roman times? Why does imposing democracy on other countries never work? The answer: too many people running the world don't have skin in the game. In his inimitable, pugnacious style, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows that skin in the game applies to all aspects of our lives. It's about having something to lose and taking a risk. Citizens, lab experimenters, artisans, political activists and hedge fund traders all have skin in the game. Policy wonks, corporate executives, theoreticians, bankers and most journalists don't.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 304
Release Date:: 2018-02-20
Publication Date:: 2018-02-20
Publisher:: Allen Lane
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0241300657
ISBN13:: 9780241300657
Weight:: 399 g
Height:: 23.4 cm
Width:: 15.3 cm
Thickness:: 2.2 cm

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