Value of Nothing How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy

Name: Value of Nothing How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
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ISBN: 9780312429249

ISBN-10: 031242924X

ISBN-13: 9780312429249

Edition: 2009

Authors: Raj Patel

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"A deeply though-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness."--Naomi Klein, author ofThe Shock Doctrine Opening with Oscar Wilde's observation that "nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing," Patel shows how our faith in prices as a way of valuing the world is misplaced. He reveals the hidden ecological and social costs of a hamburger (as much as $200), and asks how we came to have markets in the first place. Both the corporate capture of government and our current financial crisis, Patel argues, are a result of our democratically bankrupt political system. If part one asks how we can rebalance society and…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 1/5/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English