The Value of Nothing - Raj Patel

Giggleton · 03-01-2011, 06:30 PM

This is one of those books that makes you angry when you read it. But at the same time hopeful for the future and the promise of changes you can make having a meaningful impact on the world around you.

My library had two copies so I suspect this is a popular book.

It's subtitled as "How to reshape market society and redefine democracy" And the author writes briefly about participatory budgeting, which involves the community in tax revenue distribution. That sounds like a neat idea I think. It made me wonder if my local government worked like that.

Namekuseijin · 03-02-2011, 05:42 PM

I only read fiction. It's much more worthy than either the real world or pseudo-fiction like this trying to shape the real world...

Giggleton · 03-02-2011, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

I only read fiction. It's much more worthy than either the real world or pseudo-fiction like this trying to shape the real world...

Was my post above yours fiction or non-fiction?

Namekuseijin · 03-03-2011, 11:44 AM

since it's in the internets, it's fiction no doubt.

03-01-2011, 06:30 PM	#1
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	The Value of Nothing - Raj Patel This is one of those books that makes you angry when you read it. But at the same time hopeful for the future and the promise of changes you can make having a meaningful impact on the world around you. My library had two copies so I suspect this is a popular book. It's subtitled as "How to reshape market society and redefine democracy" And the author writes briefly about participatory budgeting, which involves the community in tax revenue distribution. That sounds like a neat idea I think. It made me wonder if my local government worked like that.

03-02-2011, 05:42 PM	#2
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I only read fiction. It's much more worthy than either the real world or pseudo-fiction like this trying to shape the real world...

03-03-2011, 11:44 AM	#4
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	since it's in the internets, it's fiction no doubt.

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