''The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy'' is a book by
Raj Patel
Rajeev "Raj" Patel (born 1972) is a British Indian academic, journalist, activist and writer who has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the United States for extended periods. He has been referred to as "the rock star of social j ...
about the economic crisis and its effect on consumers. It was published in 2010.
''The Value of Nothing'' was on ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' best-seller list during February 2010 and has received many positive reviews from academics, activists, and journalists.
Translated editions
in Greek: Η αξία των πραγμάτων, Αγορές και δημοκρατικόί θεσμοί (2012)
See also
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Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System'', by Raj Patel (2008)
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No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way
''No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way'' is an anthology published in 2011 of 45 factual tales written and edited by the Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers.
The foreword to the book is written by activist and author Raj Patel and the ...
'', by the
Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers
Symphony Way Informal Settlement was a small community of pavement dwellers (shack dwellers who live on the pavement) that lived on Symphony Way, a main road in Delft, South Africa, from February 2008 until late 2009. They were a group of famili ...
(2011)
References
Books about economic crises
2010 non-fiction books
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