The Value of Nothing

As retirement funds shrink, savings disappear and houses are foreclosed on, now is a good time to ask a question for which every human civilization has had an answer: why do things cost what they do? The Value of Nothingtracks down the reasons through history, philosophy, neuroscience and sociology, showing why prices are always at odds with the true value of the things that matter most to us.

Author(s): Raj Patel
ISBN: 9781554686230
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: January 2011
Number of Pages: 250