Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy

by Robert H. Frank

Book Overview

From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, a compelling book that explains why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in their success, why that hurts everyone, and what we can do about it

How important is luck in economic success? No question more reliably divides conservatives from liberals. As conservatives correctly observe, people who amass great fortunes are almost always talented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691167400
• ISBN13: 9780691167404
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"