Cuando nada vale nada (Hardcover)

from LynnB

An interesting look at the interplay between markets and politics. It is well written, with several real-life examples of how things can work better when people have civil rights and an interest in local politics and environment. It is easy and often even fun to read. The author relates behaviour...

from LibraryCin

This book looks at why things cost what they do. The author, mostly, does a decent job with examples to explain what he's trying to explain, but much of the actual economics/finance discussion went over my head. He really tried to "dumb it down", and it's probably enough for some, but unfortunate...

from JerseyGirl21

Didn't really like it, found it informative but not intriguing enough

from jtp146

I think Raj Patel described many of the issues we see today affecting the economy and the social marketplace. However, I fail to see any new ideas put forth here. We've heard these arguments about market externalities in books like Natural Capitalism and Omnivore's Dilemma. For me, while The Valu...

from AJBraithwaite

A generally entertaining and informative call to action on the current way the richest countries are running their affairs and the affairs of the rest of the world. I appreciated the excursions into the theories of economists of the past and the glimpses of ways in which some communities are test...