Frases de Raj Patel

Rajeev Charles Patel más conocido como Raj Patel, es un economista, académico y periodista inglés, estudioso de la crisis alimentaria mundial y activista. Él además es reconocido como el más autorizado exponente de la filosofía de la compartición.

Es conocido principalmente por: Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden battle for the World Food System , en español: Obesos y famélicos. El impacto de la globalización en el sistema alimentario mundial ; y The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy , en español: Cuando nada vale nada. Las causas de la crisis y una propuesta de salida radical . Wikipedia  

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“The reason why people starve is because of poverty … not because of a shortage of food … but because the only way to access the food is through the market”

About global food economy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU5zT1r5Fk8 Marquette University
Contexto: When you introduce markets in food, then you introduce two very simple rules. The first rule is this: if you have money you can get the food from wherever around the world. The other rule markets impose is this: if you do not have money, you will starve. This is an important point … The reason why people starve is because of poverty … not because of a shortage of food … but because the only way to access the food is through the market.

“There are models of development that already exist in developing countries that actually are much more sustainable than the model of free markets that we have been trying to export.”

How free is the market http://fora.tv/2010/01/06/Raj_Patel_The_Value_of_Nothing#Raj_Patel_How_Free_Is_the_Free_Market FORA.tv
Contexto: We are all familiar with the idea: Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you'll feed him for a lifetime. That sounds reasonable enough. … But think of the model that rests on. It constructs people in developing countries that sort of people sitting by the rivers and eating fish and then they look at the river and said: "- So what's that? - It looks like a fish. - Well, how do we get it out? - Well I have no idea, we would have to wait for white man to come and tell us." It's important to remember that actually there are systems of governance that already exist. There are models of development that already exist in developing countries that actually are much more sustainable than the model of free markets that we have been trying to export.

“The opposite of consumption isn't thrift. It's generosity.”

The Value of Nothing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P03nNeYiJo

“The question is: why are there markets of food at all?”

About global food economy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU5zT1r5Fk8 Marquette University (Retrieved on February 11, 2010.)

“We are not the consumers of democracy, we are its proprietors.”

Ways to Counter the Excesses of the Market (24:00) http://fora.tv/2010/01/06/Raj_Patel_The_Value_of_Nothing#fullprogram FORA.tv

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