What Price Fame?

Tyler Cowen

    1. The Intensity of Fame in Modern Society

    2. Why Fame Is Separated from Merit

    3. The New Heroes and Role Models

    4. The Test of Time

    5. The Proliferation of Fame

    6. The Dark Side of Fame

    7. Lessons for the Future

    Notes

    References

    Acknowledgments

    Index

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Tyler Cowen is Professor of Economics at George Mason University.