"The Value of Nothing"

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"This is the premise of Raj Patel’s new book, The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy. A writer, academic and former analyst for the Oakland-based Institute for Food and Development Policy, Patel traces the origins of the dominant market-based worldview, examines its negative impact on the planet and finally maps an escape route.

Yet, if sometimes vague, The Value of Nothing makes a forceful case that our reliance on the market to solve public problems must end. After poking numerous holes in pro-business plans for a cap-and-trade system to address global climate change, Patel casually observes, “it seems unwise to use the same tools that have hewn to solve the most pressing problem facing the planet.”


http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/5554/escape_from_the_dismal_life/
article by Mark Nngler