How much is a human life worth?
The Price of Life author Jenny Kleeman on the cost of making and taking a life
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
April 12, 20258m 58s
Show Notes
What is the cash value of a human life?
That’s the question at the heart of The Price of Life, a book by journalist Jenny Kleeman. It turns out that there’s not just one price, there are many - depending on exactly how that life is being created, traded or destroyed. Tim Harford talks to Jenny about what she discovered.
Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon